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KEEP ALL THE BONDS YOU BUY GENERAL ELECTRIC952-638-211 Vol. 27 OCTOBER, 1945 No. 1 Published monthly from October to June inclusive, by the University of Maine General Alumni Association, Business office, Room 514, 6 State B a n g o r , M a in e A lumnus, University of Maine, Orono, Maine Subscription price, $2 00 per year, included in annual alumni dues of $3.00 Member. American Alumni Council. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Bangor. Maine, under act of March 3, 1870. REGISTRATION of 1,136 students as compared with 790 a year ago marked the official opening of the first peace time college semester at Maine since Pearl The OPENING DAYS Harbor. Registration for Freshman Week on September brought better than 450 that their sacrifice and that of their com first-year men and women to the campus, FALL REGISTRATION rades made possible the freedom and hap a figure which later grew to more than piness we enjoy.” His statement of tribute 500 to make the 1949 class the largest (For the third day of the college year) was followed by a moment of silence to since the registration of the fall of 1942. Oct. 2 Sept. 26 the University’s fallen heroes, represented Along with the total civilian registration 1944 1945 by the figure of 141 beneath the gold 198 students in the AST program are Graduate Students 3 14 star on the service flag. still in attendance in advanced engineer Seniors 102 139 ing study, making a total student enroll Juniors 111 182 Trivia ment of all types for the fall of over 1,300. Sophomores 198 263 Freshmen 344 502 Serious matters of registration, cur Specials 18 29 ricula, and housing revealed the return The Veteran Returns 2-yr. Agricultural — 7 to something much like normal no more One of the most significant features of than the many trivial, remembered details the new registration this fall is the arrival 790 1,136 of campus life. The ancient and honor of 155 former service veterans. Through able society of Sophomore Owls was re the newly created office of Veterans’ Edu vived by the selection by local alumni cation headed by Dr. G. William Small, Senior Skulls of fifteen freshman leaders the service men and women present their Gamma Delta. The Phi Mu Delta house to take over as sophomores the right edu educational and service records for evalu is still in use by the University to house cation of the freshman class. The black ation and are admitted to freshman or a group of C-O farm workers. Alpha spots moved majestically about the cam upperclass standing. Under the provi Gamma Rho, not yet repaired after a re pus with proper dignity. Only an un cent top-story fire, remains the only fortunate delay in manufacture prevented sions of the G.I. Bill they receive from unoccupied house. the freshmen, also, from blossoming out the government the expenses of tuition The dormitories are, of course, filled to in their traditional blue-and-white caps. and supplies and a direct payment for liv capacity, with freshman civilian men us The first-year women meanwhile wore ing expenses. ing whatever space the remaining Army blue hats with ’49 on the front. According to latest report 59 veterans unit can spare from Hannibal Hamlin. Corridors suddenly filled again with a are former Maine students, 97 are new to Another new element in the campus pic moving throng of students, the last ones the campus. ture has been introduced this year by the racing wildly around the corner to class With the return of many former Maine decision to turn over to married veterans as the last stroke of the old bell echoed. students came back to the campus a new, for the use of themselves and their fami Steps, benches, and lawns blossomed with indefinable spirit recently lacking; these lies the University Cabins. gay colors under the warmth of the occa young alumni seem to have brought back sional late summer sun. Meanwhile, in something of the Maine spirit which so Convocation the Bookstore, weary clerks struggled to characterized the campus during the first The first assembly of the college year supply the seemingly endless demands for days of school in former years. took place September 27 with President books and supplies as the annual book Hauck presiding to give his personal rush returned to nearly pre-war propor Housing welcome to the students. Speaker for the tions. And later, over cokes and cones, occasion was Dr. Payson Smith, Profes the men and women of Maine—green With the increased influx of students freshman, lordly senior, and war-weary have come changes in the housing ar sor of Education, on “The Challenge to veteran alike—were talking of football, rangements. For the first time since the Victory.” He pointed out that no other class schedules, “snap” courses, and dates. war nearly every house along fraternity Convocation had, perhaps, ever been Post-war had come to Maine. row shows its lights in a cheery file after quite like the one of this year and stressed dark. North Hall and the upper frater the view that from the chaos of war we nities, Theta Chi, Sigma Nu, and Beta, were entering on the chaos of peace. Dr. G. William Small, Co-ordina Triumphant America, he said, has oppor tor of Veterans’ Education, wel are homes for men students as is S.A.E. comes a returning G. I. to the Four of the houses along the main row tunities such as have never previously University. are being used for women students— been placed before a nation. Such an occasion is one on which to resolve to •<3r • V « Delta Tau, Kappa Sigma, Phi Eta Kappa, •r-Tv’^v V;fiA - •• - N.>: • k *i make the most of our opportunities to -•* ^ %* ' V* » and Sigma Chi. More freshman men re • *• side in Phi Kappa Sigma while upper- build for the future on a belief in the '■j? improvability of man. * r - o ’ r*• • ' class men, sharing on a cooperative basis *V: -V •* u
THE MAINE ALUMNUS 4 OCTOBER, I945 HE list of Maine alumni in service Treached the total of 3,603 on Septem ber 26. New names of alumni in ser The MILITARY PAGE vice since June are the following: 1915 Mellen, William H., Major, Army Gold Stars 1926 Following arc the names of Maine men known to have given their lives for their Alumni in Service Noyes, Robert H., Lt. Col., Army country since publication of the June Killed in Action 141 1930 Alumnus. Detailed write-ups on each will Discharged 160 Morrison, John M., Cpl., Army be carried in subsequent issues. Missing in Action 26 Taft, Earl D., Sgt., Army 1925 Women in Service 1931 George A. Muzzey, Major A., Dec. 15, 92 Wasgatt, Richard, Lt., Navy 1944, Luzon Gulf, Philippines Total Number in Service 3,603 1932 1929 Buchann, Malcolm L., Capt., Army James V. Bradley, Lt. Col. Marines, Leathers, Harland F., Lt., Navy Dec. 15, 1944, Luzon Gulf, Philippines 1933 1937 Red Cross Worker Frances M. Dono Brown, Walter D., T/Sgt., Army John J. Miniutti, Cpl. AAC, June 4, 1945, van ’43 of Houlton has arrived in India, 1934 Eglin Field, Fla. according to report received during the Deane, Stuart L„ Pvt., Army 1938 summer. She is to serve the armed forces Ludden, Walter E., Lt., Army Festus G. Watson, Lt. A, Oct. 24, 1944, there as a Red Cross Staff Assistant. Morse, Nathan S., T/5, Army off Philippines She joined the American Red Cross fol 1935 1939 lowing a career as a Claims Adjuster Files, Harry P., MO MM 2/c, Navy William H. Craig, Lt. Col. A, Dec. 19, with the Liberty Mutual Insurance Com 1936 1944, Belgium pany, Boston. Allen, M. Parker, CSF, Navy William H. Ward, Lt. A, July 20, 1942, ★ Johnson, Donald G., Lt. (jg), Navy Japanese Prison Atom bomb research was shared by Woolston, Theodore F., Sgt., Army 1942 Donald H. Huff, Lt. AAC, Feb. 16, 1945, T/3 Frank C. Holden ’43 of Millinocket, 1937 Luxembourg mechanical engineering graduate, who Bessom, John A., Navy was assigned to a special engineer detach Kilgour, Donald C., Pvt., Army Donald M. Kilpatrick, Lt. AAC, July 7, Street, Frederick L., Cpl., Army 1944, Bernberg, Germany ment in New Mexico for final research (discharged) 1943 and testing of the bomb. In service since 1938 Harland E. Day, Lt. MAC, July 24, 1945, 1943, Holden has been able with the Butler, Ralph W., Pvt., Army Alice, Texas special engineer detachment to apply Goodwin, Howard M., Pvt., Army Leonard M. Petterson, Lt. Marines, knowledge gained as a Tau Beta Pi mem Hardison, Waldo F., O/C, Army June 8, 1945, Okinawa ber and honor graduate. It is also known Smith, Randolph C., Cpl., Army 1944 Herbert V. Hardy, Sgt. A, Feb. 24, 1945, that Lyndall Knapp ’44, a chemist with 1939 North Italy Eastman Corp., Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Thomas, Herrick M., Capt., Army Harry B. Quinn, Jr., Lt. A, Mar. 10, 1945, 1st Lieutenant Robert Dodge ’43 have also 1940 Germany been associated with A-Bomb research. Currier, Stuart L., Navy Robert E. Parker, Sgt. A, Mar. 20, 1945, ★ Maisel, Sophie, Lt. (jg), WAVES Germany Rawlinson, Frederic W., Capt., Army Richard W. Simpson, Pfc. Marines, Heading the Food Service Branch of 1941 May 4, 1945, Okinawa the Subsistence Division is Lt. Colonel Brody, Sidney S., Sgt., Army Clayton S. Stimpson, Pvt. A, Nov. 20, Ward B. Cleaves ’31, former chief of the DiPersio, Robert, Cpl., Army 1944, Germany Mess Supervision Division, office of the Goodwin, Donald H., S 1/c, Navy 1945 Quartermaster General. Lt. Colonel Goodwin, Donald W., Sgt., AAC Arthur J. Tibbetts, Lt. AAC, Aug., 1945, Cleaves entered the service in 1935 on a Hutchins, Elbridge L., Cpl., Army Sturbridge, Mass. Reserve Commission. He has been an Lundberg, Robert N., Lt. (jg), Navy 1946 active leader in the foods service, is cred Reilly, James R., Ens., Navy Leland S. Buck, Jr., Lt. AAC, Apr. 28, 1942 1945, China ited with pioneering conservation methods. Greenwood, David C., Ens., Navy Edward W. Commerford, Pfc. AAC, ★ Roben, George D., Pfc., Army Apr. 20, 1944, Mediterranean Promotion of Chaplain Corwin H. Olds 1943 Russell E. Kenoyer, Lt. AAC, Apr. 16, ’39 of Bangor to the rank of full Colonel Donovan, Frances M., Am. Red Cross 1945, Austria has been announced during the summer. Rich, David E., Jr., Army Colonel Olds, a former pastor, went into 1944 James, Harry D., T/4, Army service in 1941 with the 152nd Field Ar Beverage, Robert M. RTS 3/c, Navy McGary, Lawrence E., Pvt., Army tillery, Bangor, and ever since has served Bushnell, Cornelius H., Pvt., Army Millay, George H., Ens., Navy in the Pacific area. Crockett, Allan D., Lt. Commdr., Norton, Charles C., Pvt., Army Mer. Mar. Scammon, Richard E., Army Lt. Col. Wheeler G. Merriam ’32 Macri, Frank J., Pvt., Army Titcomb, Ellwood A., Pvt., Army receives the Russian Fatherland Moulton, James F., T/4, Army Ward, Harold E., Jr., T/5, Army Award at the hands of a general Parker, Philip S., Sp. 3/c, Navy Williams, Roger L., Jr., Army of the U.S.S.R. Rogers, Natalie (Stevens), Lt., ANC 1946 Sleight, Earland K., Ens., Navy Bleakney, Robert G., Sgt., Army Spearin, Walter E., Pfc., Army Catell, Robert L., Ens., Mer. Mar. 1945 Dieffenbach, Robert W., Pfc., Army Aylward Carleton W., Navy Parker, George, Ens., Mer. Mar. Bessey, Sidney W., Pvt., Army Shorey, Leigh T., Jr., C/M, Mer. Mar. Bradeen, Frederick C., Pfc., Army Cameron, Milton M., Pvt., Army 1948 Cope, Philip, Pfc., Army Gaeng, George G., Ch. Sp., CG Davis, Arnold A., Navy Maclauchlan, Robert S., A/S, CG Foss, Kenneth A., Cpl., Army St. Amand, Wilbrod, A/S, Navy Hammond, Norman C., 2nd Lt., Army Whiting, Norman I., A/S, CG Hansen, George E., Jr., S 1/c Navy Whitmore, John M., Pvt., Army while a total of 244 men and women, many of them teachers, enrolled for the regular six-week Summer Session, July 3 to August 10. Finally the Workshop for Elementary Teachers ran from August 13 to August 31 with 183 registered. Seniors— Society and has been active in student Five women of the senior class have government. been appointed by the Dean of Women as Kappa Sigma fraternity house, to be Proctors— Senior Residents in the Freshman women’s used as a women’s dormitory, will have Acting Dean of Men Charles E. O’Con dormitories for the fall. They have the Mary E Marble of Skowhegan (Gerald nor ’31 named twelve upperclass men as responsibility of residing with the fresh C ’17) as Senior Resident. A student in Proctors for the University dormitories men to assist them in adjusting to the the College of Arts and Sciences, she has for men for the fall semester. Two proc University environment been a Dean’s List student and secretary tors for each hall were named with Ralph Janice Ruth Campbell of Bradford will of the Maine Outing Club. She is a mem H. Peavey ’47 of Fort Devens, Mass., serve as Senior Resident in The Elms, ber of Chi Omega sorority. serving as Head Proctor and also as one women’s cooperative dormitory. She is a Louise E. Perkins will be Senior Resi of the two at Theta Chi. The men for major in Zoology in the College of Arts dent in Delta Tau Delta fraternity which North Hall are John H. Day ’47 of Ban and Sciences. As a freshman she was will house freshman women this year. She gor, Engineering Physics, and Daniel J. elected to Neai Mathetai scholastic soci is a major in Zoology, a Sophomore Eagle, Frazier, Jr. '46 of Hampden, Arts and ety and has been regularly named to the and an All-Maine Woman. She has Sciences For Sigma Nu, Charles S. Dean’s List of honor students. She has served as treasurer of the Maine Chris Cushing, Jr ’47 of Portland, Engineering been the recipient of several scholarships. tian Association, of the Women’s Student Physics, and Nino J. Giampetruzzi ’47 of Rosanna Niles Chute (Dr. James L. ’21 Government Association, and of her class. Portland, Education. For Theta Chi, and Mrs. Eunice Niles Chute ’15) has been Ralph Peavey and Mortimer J. Williams appointed to Sigma Chi fraternity, to be Enrollments— ’48 of Marlboro, Mass., Chemical Engi used as a women’s residence hall this year. The University continued during the neering. Beta Theta Pi, Willis Ander Miss Chute, a major in Zoology, was summer its accelerated program by pro son ’48 of Rockland, Arts and Sciences, elected to Sophomore Eagles and A. O Pi viding a Summer Term for regular Uni and Ripon W. Haskell ’48 of Deer Isle, sorority. She has been a Dean’s List stu versity students and for Army members Arts and Sciences. For S.A E., Hastings dent and candidate for offices in the of the ASTP, concurrently was scheduled N. Bartley, Jr. ’48 of Waltham, Mass., Women’s Athletic Association. the usual Summer Session primarily for Forestry, and Ralph E Emerson ’47 of In Colvin Hall, Mary N. Libby of teachers and educators. For the Summer Island Falls (Ralph W. ’19), Arts and South Portland (A. E ’10 and Mrs. Min Term a total of 143 students were regis Sciences. For Phi Kappa Sigma, Barker nie Norell Chute ’22) will be senior resi tered, a large per cent of them women. W. Hopkins ’48 of Rumford Point, Fores dent. A major in Romance Languages, Their program covered the entire nine- try, and Robert E Johnston ’46 of Easton, she has been named to All-Maine Women’s week period, July 3 to August 31. Mean- Agricultural Economics
Owls— Fifteen men of the Sophomore Class P r e s i d e n t . . . have this fall been designated as Sopho more Owls by alumni members of the Robert Freeman Thurrell of the Class active service to the Association started Senior Skull society to reinstate the sec of 1915 was elected president of the Gen by his election to the Alumni Council in ond-year leadership organization which eral Alumni Association at the annual 1938 He has also served as class secre had lapsed during the war because of lack meeting in June Thus “Bob” Thurrell, tary for 1915 and president of the South of men students The fifteen elected Owls eminent poultry farmer from East Wolfe- ern New Hampshire Alumni Association. will have the responsibility of interpreting boro, N. H , has climaxed a period of Graduate of the College of Technology, and enforcing the modified Freshman President Thurrell turned to poultry rais Rules drawn up by the Student Senate ing after a few years of sales work and for this year’s freshman class industrial experience and a World War I The new Sophomore Owls are- Alex career as First Lieutenant in the Adjutant ander M Adams of Norwood, N J , Arts General’s Department Locating himself and Sciences; Willis E. Anderson of and family “on top of the world” at East Rockland, Arts and Sciences; Hastings Wolfeboro, N H., he began in a modest N. Bartley, Jr, of Waltham, Mass, For way the business which he has built to the estry; Donald D. Buckley of Howland, point where it is one of the largest poultry Technology, Lee C Davis of Vanceboro, operations in the state. He has been par Technology; John B. Goff of Portland, ticularly noted among poultrymen for his Arts and Sciences; Ripon W. Haskell of leadership in helping develop, improve, Deer Isle, Arts and Sciences; LeRoy W. and popularize the New Hampshire Red, Henderson of Augusta, Civil Engineering. a strong breed developed directly for eco Barker W. Hopkins of Rumford, For nomic purposes. He has served as presi estry ; Lewis A. Ouilette of Skowhegan, dent of the New Hampshire Red Associa Technology, Harry M. Perry of Hamp tion of America and also of the North den, Arts and Sciences; Bernard F. Pres eastern Poultry Producers Cooperative. cott of Saco, Arts and Sciences; Sheldon ’Bob,” as he is known to hundreds of Sokol of Mattapan, Mass., Arts and Sci alumni friends, is the father of four sons. ences; David A. Sykes of Worcester, Three of them have served in the armed Mass., Chemical Engineering; and Wil forces in World War II, including Roger, liam S. Wilson of Eastport, Arts and Sci member of the Class of 1947. ences.
THE MAINE ALUMNUS 6 OCTOBER, 1945 PROMOTIONS and APPOINTMENTS
N AMING of two Department Heads Dela., before coming to the University in In Mechanical Engineering Theron A. highlighted the annual list of facul- 1937. In Mathematics, Spofford H. Kim Sparrow has been advanced from assistant ty promotions. Professor Walter J. ball has been named professor of mathe professor to associate professor. He Creamer ’18 has been named Head of the matics. He is a graduate of Denison holds the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering University and Harvard, where he re University of Maine. He has served as and Dr. Benjamin R. Speicher, Head of ceived the Ph.D. He previously taught instructor in engineering drawing at the Department of Zoology. at University of Pittsburgh, University Maine from 1926 to 1929 and was appoint Professor Creamer, a graduate of of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester, ed to the mechanical engineering faculty Maine in 1918, has also received from the and Harvard, coming to Maine in 1936. in 1929. University the degree of E.E. in 1921 and He has served as head of the Department In the Maine Technology Experiment B.A. in 1923. He has served the Electri of Mathematics here since 1944. Station, Horace A. Pratt has been ad cal Department since 1919. He fills the George W. Sanderlin is advanced from vanced from assistant engineer to asso vacancy caused by the retirement from instructor to assistant professor of Eng ciate engineer in the Highway Labora active service of Professor William Bar- lish. A graduate of American University, tory. He is a graduate of Maine and re rows ’02. he holds the Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins. ceived the M.S. degree in civil engineer Dr. Speicher, who has been serving as He previously taught at Maine from 1938 ing in 1936. He has served with the Acting Head of Zoology, joined the Uni to 1942, then at Queens College, North Highway Laboratory at the Technology versity faculty in 1937. He is a graduate Carolina. He returned to the University Experiment Station since 1930. of Denison in 1929, received the M.S. of Maine in 1943. John E. Stewart is degree from Pittsburgh in 1931 and the promoted from assistant professor to as Ph.D. from the same institution in 1933. sociate professor of mathematics. He is Appointments Twelve other promotions of the regu a graduate of Maine and received the In Arts and Sciences, William E. Felch, lar faculty and Experimental Station M.A. here in 1928. He has done gradu a graduate of Bates College, 1936, has staffs and the appointment of eight new ate work at the University of Iowa. He been named instructor in psychology. faculty members marked the opening of has taught at the University since 1928. Also during the fall semester Mrs. Joyce a new school year. The College of Technology announced Cheney Stevens will serve as instructor four promotions. Kenneth G. Crabtree in speech. A graduate of Maine in .1935, is advanced from assistant professor to Mrs. Stevens attended the Rice Experi Promotions associate professor of electrical engineer mental Theatre, Marthas Vineyard, in In the College of Agriculture and Agri ing. He is graduated from M.I.T. and 1927, and Short Story Writing, School of cultural Experiment Station, George P. has done advanced work there. Before Journalism, Columbia University, 1917. Steinbauer has been advanced from asso coming to the University of Maine in She previously taught at U. of M. three ciate professor to professor of botany and 1926 he served as engineer with Bell terms in 1939 and 1940. Miss Pauline Charles H. Moran from assistant agrono Telephone Laboratories in New York. Heizer will serve as instructor in zoology. mist to associate agronomist. Dr. Stein- Frederick T. Martin has been advanced She is a graduate of Radcliffe College, bauer has been at Maine since 1929. He from instructor to assistant professor of 1924, and of Columbia University, where is a graduate of the University of Minne chemistry. He is a graduate of Lehigh she received the M.A. degree in 1940 and sota and holds his Ph.D. from the same University and holds the Ph.D. from the Ph.D. in 1945. Instructor in Spanish institution. Mr. Moran, graduate of Johns Hopkins. Prior to his appoint for the fall semester will be Mrs. Mar Massachusetts State College, has been at ment at Maine in 1934, he served as chem garet Maxwell Atwood, a graduate of Maine since 1943, serving previously as ist with General Electric Company at Maine in 1940. assistant agronomist at Rhode Island Pittsfield, Mass. (Continued on Next Page) State College. Six promotions are announced from NEW DEPARTMENT HEADS: at left, Prof. Walter J. Creamer ’18, Electrical the College of Arts and Sciences. Carl Engineering; at right, Dr. Benjamin R. Speicher, Zoology. M. Flynn has been advanced from in structor to assistant professor of zoology. He is a graduate of Maine and has the Ph.D. from Harvard. He taught at Wes leyan, Radcliffe, and Suffolk University, and worked at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass., before returning to Maine in 1940. John L. Fuller has been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor of zoolo gy. A graduate of Bates and M.I.T., he has taught at Maine since 1937 after working at Sarah Lawrence College, Clark University, and New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission. In the Department of Psychology, A. Douglas Glanville has been promoted from assistant professor to associate pro fessor. He is a graduate of Cornell, where he received his Ph.D. He taught at Cornell and worked in Vineland, N. J., and Delaware State Hospital, Farnhurst,
OCTOBER, 1945 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 7 Promotions and Appointments Dues Committee Holds With the FACULTY (Continued from Previous Page) First Meeting of the Year Dr. John L. Fuller, Assistant Professor Two appointments to the Home Eco The first meeting of the Dues Commit of Zoology in the College of Arts and Sci nomics faculty include Mrs. Mary Wood tee was held last month under the leader ences has been designated to complete an McLintock and Mrs. Dorothy Wing Nys- ship of Chairman Weston S. Evans ’18, inland water survey of the state for the trom, both as instructors. Mrs. Mc Head of the Department of Civil Engi Maine Fish and Game Department. Lintock received the Home Economics neering at the University Attending the Authorization for Dr. Fuller’s work was Education diploma from Iowa State meeting were the other members of the announced by Governor Hildreth and the Teachers College in 1930 and the B.S. committee, James W. McClure 33 of executive council in July. The study of from Iowa State College in 1935. Bangor, serving his second annual term inland water resources is designed to im Mrs Dorothy Wing Nystrom, gradu on the committee, and the new member, prove fish hatchery stocking. ate of Maine in home economics in 1941, Philip S Paisons ’34 of Bangor. will be instructor in child development in Parsons, newest appointee to the Dues During the latter part of August Dr. E. the department. She has done graduate Committee, is Penobscot County Exten Reeve Hitchner, Professor and Head of work at Pennsylvania State College from sion Agent with the Agricultural Exten Bacteriology, College of Agriculture, was which she will receive the M.S. degree sion Service. Native of South Paris, he appointed by the U. S. Department of this fall. has served the Extension organization Agriculture to carry out a survey of lab In the College of Technology, Kenneth since his graduation from Maine. He is oratories on the eastern seaboard carry L. Parsons has been named instructor in remembered by many former students for ing on poultry blood tests for control of electrical engineering. He is a graduate his campus leadership, serving as class Pullorum disease. The survey, part of the of the University of Maine in 1934. president, football captain, track captain, National Poultry Improvement Plan, took Miss Helen J. Carroll has been ap and president of Senior Skulls. Dr. Hitchner into 14 eastern states. pointed instructor in Physical Education A program of mailings of dues notices for Women. She is a graduate of Sar during the fall and early winter was On leave of absence from the University gent College, Boston University, 1945, adopted in an attempt to reach the year’s Professor Herschel Bricker, associate pro receiving the degree of B.S. in physical budget at an early date. fessor in the Department of Speech and education. The committee decided in favor of send widely known for his outstanding work Nathan Rich of Charleston, a graduate ing printed copies of the 1944-45 Dues with the Maine Masque, is a member of mechanical engineer from the University Honor Roll, containing names of all who the new Army University faculty in Eng of Maine, has been appointed as assistant have paid dues for the last three years land. The University is designed to give professor of agricultural engineering. consecutively, to selected alumni along college level instruction to men while they Following his graduation from Maine, with the first dues notice. Copies of the are awaiting return to the United States. Mr. Rich has had both teaching and en Honor Roll will be sent, also, to others Prof. Bricker is teaching classes in play gineering experience. For three years upon request. production, direction, and history. he served as an instructor at the Univer sity in the department of mechanical engi neering, then served a year and a half at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N H., with . . . the Thayer School of Engineering. His industrial experience includes one year The reappointment of Harold M. Pierce Pierce served two years to fill the unex in the engineering department of the ’19 of Bangor to the University Board of pired term of the late Hosea Buck ’93, Waterbury Foundry and Machine Com Trustees as Alumni Representative was served two additional full terms of three pany, Waterbury, Conn. duly confirmed this summer by the Gov years each, then with the unanimous ap Dr. Hamilton Gray, formerly assistant ernor and executive council of the state to proval of the Alumni Council was renomi professor of civil engineering at New the satisfaction of the administration, nated last June for another three-year York University College of Engineering, alumni, and friends of the University. term has been named professor of civil engi First named to the Board in 1937, Mr. Long identified with alumni activities, neering at the University of Maine and Mr. Pierce has served as member of the soils engineer for the Maine State High Alumni Council and vice president of the way Department. As soils engineer he General Alumni Association He has been will have charge of the Soils Testing a member of the dues committee and fi Laboratory at the University. A gradu nance committee, and an officer and active ate of Harvard College in 1933, Dr. Gray member of the Penobscot County local took advanced work in the Harvard association Graduate School of Engineering, receiv Since his graduation from the Univer ing the degree of Master of Science in sity in 1919 Mr. Pierce has been engaged 1934 and Doctor of Science in 1938. in banking and investment work. For From 1934 to 1936 he served as assistant nearly fifteen years he was a representa in civil engineering at the Harvard Gradu tive in Maine for Harris, Forbes, and Co. ate School of Engineering. From 1936 to He has been a trustee of several impor 1940 he was in charge of the development tant estates including the Thomas U. Coe and operation of the Soils Laboratory for and Albert E. Bass estates. He is also a the engineering firm of Moran and Proc director of Eastern Trust and Banking tor in New York City as soils technician. Co and a trustee of the Penobscot Sav In 1940 he was named assistant professor ings Bank. In 1936 he became the presi of civil engineering at New York Univer dent of the newly formed investment firm sity College of Engineering, leaving there of Pierce, White, and Drummond, Ban for his position at Maine this year. gor He has also been identified with nu James H. Platt has been named in merous civic and philanthropic organiza structor in speech to fill the vacancy tions. caused by the leave of absence of Assis-
THE MAINE ALUMNUS 8 OCTOBER, I945 Awarded— Two students were announced as the recipients of scholarships during the Sum Local Associations mer Term in August. Miss Doris J. With the Teams Stanley ’48 of Farmington was awarded the Carrol C. Jones Scholarship for mak Boston Alumni announce that their ing the greatest improvement in studies A football schedule of five intercollegi plans for the coming year include a con- during the freshman year and also the ate football games and two cross-country tiauation of their regular Friday noon Alpha Omicron Pi Alumnae Prize for the runs marked a reawakening of something luncheons. Alumni in the Boston area woman student showing greatest improve like old days on the athletic front for the and visitors are invited to meet at Huy- ment during the year. Miss Jeanne Dela fall season. ler’s Restaurant, 14 Milk Street, Boston, no ’46 of Wellesley, Mass., was awarded from 12 to 1:30 any Friday. the Kidder Scholarship given to the stu Football dent whose scholarship excells in the jun Southern California Alumni, meeting ior year. The coaching staff for football will be with Dean of Women Edith Wilson as made up again of Bill Kenyon as acting guest visitor, counted 25 alumni and Four scholarships were awarded in Sep head coach assisted this year by Phil tember to entering students, three of them Jones '19 who before the war worked guests present on Monday, June 18. A members of the new freshman class and feature of the meeting was the election of with freshmen and junior varsity teams. one a transfer student. To Mary L. Fen- Other assistance will be used as necessary. officers for the organization and plans to lason of Fairfield was awarded a James keep the group more active in the future At this writing a squad of over a hundred Norris Hart Scholarship. Valedictorian candidates from all four classes has begun . by more frequent meetings. New presi of Good Will High School, she registered dent is Mrs. Martha Chase Gerrish ’38, working out for the available positions. as a freshman in Arts and Sciences. A A nucleus of experienced players is avail secretary-treasurer Henry P. Little ’36. Charles H. Payson Scholarship was an The secretary’s address is 4057 Bluff able for some positions, but of course the nounced for Lila M. Applebee of Enfield. experience gained in recent years is not Place, San Pedro, Calif. A second Charles H. Payson Scholarship always easy to evaluate. Besides some Worcester Alumni enjoyed a very suc was given to Elsie M. Sjostedt of Stock of the men who played for Maine last year cessful picnic meeting at the home of holm. Registered in the College of Arts some returning veterans have a played on Asher Sylvester ’36 during the summer. and Sciences, she is a graduate of Caribou earlier Maine teams. Alumni with their families and friends high school. It is too early for Coach Kenyon to turned out for the informal affair during The recipient of a Maine Normal School make an estimate of the possibilities of the which new officers were elected. Presi Scholarship is Miss Agnes Gray of Wes 1945 team, but the schedule planned will dent is John Longley ’34 and secretary- ley, graduate of Washington Academy in prove a real test of the material. Oppo treasurer Mrs. Adell Allen Longley ’33 of 1941 and Eastern State Normal School. nents include Rhode Island, Connecticut, 123 Brookline St., Worcester 3, Mass. Dean— and Mass. State. The first two, tradi Arrival on the campus of Dr. Glenn tional rivals, always provide plenty of op Curriculum— Kendall to take up his new duties of Dean position. Mass. State, twice previously A new degree in the College of Agricul of the School of Education was among a football rival, has prospects of fielding ture has been announced by Dean Arthur the outstanding events of the summer. a promising eleven. L. Deering ’12, to consist of a B.S. degree Dr. Kendall, native of Tennessee and Maine will continue its regular recent in general agriculture. The new degree graduate of Columbia University Teach policy of opening varsity competition to will supplement the work of the College ers College, came to Orono from the posi all classes. Since no other Maine college now departmentalized for the award of tion of Chief of Educational Services for is participating in regular college football degrees only in specialized fields of the the Immigration Service of the Depart competition this year, Faculty Manager subject. The new course will meet the ment of Justice, Philadelphia. He arrived Ted Curtis ’23 has had to seek out-of- needs of students interested in general on campus in time to observe the operation state games. rather than specialized training in agri of the 1945 Summer Session of which he Cross Country culture. will serve as Director in the future in ad dition to his duties in the School of Edu Under Coach Chester Jenkins a largely tant Professor Herschel Bricker. A cation. unknown squad of hill-and-dalers have be graduate of the State University of Bowl gun preparation for a State of Maine meet ing Green, Ohio, he has done graduate The University last year was admitted and the New England run. While some work at the State University of Iowa. to membership in the National Association familiar names will probably appear on His teaching experience includes a gradu of Schools of Social Administration, or the team’s line-up, including veteran ate instructorship at Bowling Green and ganization of colleges and universities de Dwight Moody, returned from service for an assistantship at the State University voted to promoting professional education his senior year, much of the team will be of Iowa. He has also served as director in public social services. Maine was ad made up of runners inexperienced in col and announcer for several radio stations mitted on its program of education in pub lege competition. in Ohio. From June, 1942, to August, lic assistance under the direction of As ATHLETIC SCHEDULES 1943, he served in the U. S. Army Corps. sociate Professor of Sociology Herbert Robert I. Adriance will serve as lectur Lamson in the department of Economics Football er in economics for the fall semester. He and Sociology. Oct. 13 Rhode Island State at Orono is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Dr. Lamson is seeking to build up a Oct. 20 Univ. of Connecticut at Storrs has done graduate work at that institu list of Maine graduates engaged in the Oct. 27 Massachusetts State at Orono tion and at New York University and various case work, public welfare, and Nov. 3 Massachusetts State at Amherst Columbia; he holds the M.A. degree from group work professions. Alumni and Nov. 10 Univ. of Connecticut at Orono Columbia. From 1911 to 1945 he served alumnae who are doing such work are Cross Country as head of social studies at East Orange, urged to write to Professor Lamson giv Nov. 3 Maine Intercol. Championship N. J., High School. During 1929-30 he ing a brief description of their jobs, the at Augusta taught history at Punahou School, Hono satisfactions they bring, and the services Nov. 10 New England Championship at lulu. which are rendered to communities. Boston
OCTOBER, THE MAINE ALUMNUS 9 1945 action a year was received by his wife, the former Elizabeth Barker '42, in July. Our GOLD STARS Pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber of the Eighth Air Force in England, his forma tion was attacked by a large formation of enemy planes, July 7, 1944. Forced down in flames his plane crashed over 1925 listed in the Army. Captured by the enemy territory; four of the crew were GEORGE ALDRICH MUZZEY Fol enemy, he was listed as missing for 13 reported captured, two others killed, but lowing word that Major George A. Muz- months until release of the names of those no report was ever received on Lt. Kil zey was a prisoner of the Japanese in the lost in the tragic sinking of the ship patrick’s fate According to the official Philippines, information was given after transferring prisoners from the Philip presumptive finding of death, “the finding the end of the war that the former Fair- pines He was 32 years of age. does not establish an actual or probable field high school principal was killed as 1939 date of death.” An active campus leader the result of the torpedoing of a Japanese WILLIAM HENRY CRAIG. Follow at Maine he was a member of Alpha Zeta prison ship December 15, 1944, in Subic ing a report of missing in action, Decem and Phi Kappa Phi honorary societies, Bay. Major Muzzey, 42 years of age, ber 21, 1944, following the battle of St and Phi Eta Kappa fraternity. He was was born in South Berwick, later moved Vith, Lieutenant Colonel William H commissioned in the Infantry on gradua to Philadelphia where he attended school. Craig of Bingham was officially listed as tion from advanced R.O.T.C. and in De At the University he was a member of killed in action last July as of December cember, 1942, transferred to the Air Corps. the advanced ROTC, Scabbard and Blade, 19, 1944, dying from wounds while a pris He was awarded Pilot’s wings, October, and Kappa Delta Pi, educational frater oner Member of the 106th Infantry Di 1943, and went overseas the following nity. He taught school in several Maine vision, he participated in much of most April Before his last fatal mission he communities including Fairfield where he intense fighting of the battle of the Bel had completed twelve flights over enemy was principal of the high school, then gian Bulge at St Vith. Col Craig was territory and recived the Air Medal and later served as assistant professor of edu a major in Forestry at the University, an Oak Leaf Cluster. cation, Temple University, Philadelphia active in athletics, and member of the 1944 He held the Master of Education degree Scabbard and Blade, Phi Kappa Phi, Xi HERBERT VINAL HARDY. Mem from New Hampshire and had nearly Sigma Pi, and A T.O. fraternity Fol ber of the 86th Mountain Infantry, Ser completed work at Columbia for his Ph.D. lowing graduation he was commissioned geant Herbert V. Hardy of Hope was He entered service in 1941, going overseas in the regular Army, serving at Fort Mc killed in the mountain fighting in North in November of that year where he was Kinley, Canal Zone, and Trinidad, return ern Italy, February 24, 1945. His death assigned to General MacArthur’s staff ing to this country to join the 106th Di occurred a few weeks after his 22nd in Manila. He was taken prisoner with vision as a major He was sent overseas birthday He was a graduate of Camden the rest of the staff at the fall of Corregi- in October, 1944, at one time he was high school where he was a leader in ath dor. Posthumously he has been awarded the youngest Lieutenant Colonel in the letics, public speaking, and musical work. the Purple Heart regular Army Entering the service in March, 1943, he 1929 underwent special mountain training, in JAMES VINCENT BRADLEY. An 1942 Washington. Later he transferred to the other victim of the surrender of Corregi- DONALD MURRAY KILPATRICK air corps for training at Toledo Univ., dor and the 1944 torpedoing of the Jap The official notice that First Lieutenant Toledo, Ohio. In August, 1944, he re anese prison ship in the Philippines was Donald M Kilpatrick, Jr., of Presque Isle joined the 86th Mountain Infantry and Lt. Col James V. Bradley of Millinocket, was presumed dead after being missing in was sent overseas in December of that regular Marine Corps Officer. Receiv year During the fighting which brought ing his commission in the Marines imme his death, Sergeant Hardy was awarded diately following his graduation from the Bronze Star for heroism in action Maine in 1929, he was promoted to Cap tain in 1937 In the summer of 1941 he during an attack on a heavily fortified received his majority In August of the position, attempting to reach an advanced same year he was sent overseas, to Shang location to direct more effective fire on hai from where he was sent to the Philip the enemy he was hit and died almost at pines with the Fourth Marine Division. once. After the surrender of Corregidor he was RICHARD WALTER SIMPSON. a prisoner on the Islands until the sailing The invasion of Okinawa Island brought of the ill-fated prison vessel sunk by death in action to Marine Private First American torpedo December 15, 1944. Class Robert W. Simpson of Dixmont on Lt. Col Bradley was killed on his 38th May 4, 1945. Twenty-two years of age, birthday He was a member of Phi Private Simpson was born in Bangor, Kappa fraternity. graduated from Hampden Academy He . 1938 also attended Maine Central Institute. FESTUS GEORGE WATSON The Following his attendance at Maine for a torpedoing of a Japanese prison ship on year, he attended Colby College where October 24, 1944, caused the death of he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. Captain Festus G. Watson of Portland, He entered the Marine Corps in March, prisoner of the Japanese in the Philip 1942, training for a time in the V-12 pro pines. A graduate of Portland high gram at Dartmouth College. He was school, athlete and school leader, Captain sent overseas in February, 1945, as a Watson studied mathematics at the Uni member of the First Marine Division. versity, receiving his degree in 1938. He Marine Ll. Col. James V. Bradley He was serving as Browning Automatic was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. ’29, captured in the Philippines, Rifleman for his unit when he was killed died in the sinking of a Japanese by Japanese machine gun fire during an Immediately after his graduation he en prison ship, December 15, 1944. attack on Machinato Air Field.
THE MAINE ALUMNUS 1 0 OCTOBER, I945 NECROLOGY 1879 MARK DUNNELL LIBBY. The death on July 14, 1945, of Mark D. Libby FROM the CLASSES at El Reno, Oklahoma, has been reported to the Alumni Association. Mr. Libby was a practicing attorney for some years in El Reno. He was a graduate of the Civil Engineering course and held the de gree of BCE. He was a member of Beta of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Born in Bangor and graduate of Bangor Theta Pi fraternity. Methodist Church, Grange, and Farm Bu High School, Mrs. Haskell received the 1882 reau, and also held membership in Alpha degree of B.A. in German from Maine in FREDERICK MARTIN REED. On Zeta and Phi Kappa Phi scholastic fra 1918. She was a member of Alpha Omi- June 30 a protracted illness resulted in ternities. He was especially active in cron Pi sorority. She resided in Auburn the death of Frederick M. Reed of New University affairs and the local alumni a number of years until in 1927 Mr. Has Bedford, Mass. Shortly after his gradu association. His widow, Mrs. Marguerite kell became affiliated with H. P. Hood ation from the University in Mechanical Pilsbury Schoppe ’08, and three sons, and Sons of which company he is an ex Engineering he entered the employ of William F., Jr., Robert P., and Capt. ecutive. At that time the family took up Brown and Sharpe of Providence, R. I. John C., are all alumni of Maine. residence in Massachusetts. Later he made his home in New Bedford 1908 1923 and was employed at Morse Twist Drill RALPH CURTIS HEATH. Heart DONALD CHARLES O’REGAN. In & Mach. Co. over 40 years as a mechani failure caused the death of Ralph C. Washington, D. C., on July 24 a brief ill cal engineer and designer. He retired Heath of Westfield, N. J., on August 12 ness terminated in the death of Donald C. from active work at the age of 80 and was at Cape Cod. Mass., where he was vaca O’Regan, Caribou lawyer and judge of ill several years before his death. He tioning. A native of Chelsea, Mass., he the Municipal Court. A native of Berlin, was a member of Beta Theta Pi frater was 58 years old at his death. While N. H , the 43-year-old lawyer was a nity. studying civil engineering at the Univer graduate of Georgetown Law School sity he became a member of Theta Chi which he attended following his years at 1887 fraternity in which he remained active the University. He was a member of CHARLES AYERS MASON. At throughout his life. In 1940 he was pre Sigma Chi fraternity. After receiving the age of 78 in Florence, Alabama, sented a Distinguished Award by the fra his law degree he served as a special as Charles A. Mason, retired civil engineer, ternity. After college Mr. Heath was sistant to the U. S. Attorney General, died on June 22 at the home of his son. employed by the Massachusetts State working on settlements of war contracts. A native of Bethel, Mr. Mason studied Highway Department in charge of main Later he was with a law firm specializing civil engineering at Maine and received tenance and resurfacing. In 1917 he was on income tax returns until his return to the degree of BCE. He was a member appointed acting commissioner of roads Caribou. of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Following for Kentucky. Two years later he en his profession he specialized in railroad tered the employ of the Barber Asphalt 1924 construction throughout the United States Company advancing to the posit on of GEORGE CURTIS BARNEY. The and Mexico. Before making his home in General Sales Manager. death of George C. Barney, engineer with Florence at Wilson Dam with his son, he the American Telephone and Telegraph was a resident of Tuscaloosa. 1909 Company, occurred on May 11 in East CHASE MACARTHUR. The death Orange, N. J., following a short illness. 1900 of Chase MacArthur, former superinten Mr Barney was 46 years old at the time HARRY ASHTON DAVIS. Me dent of schools of Foxboro, Mass., oc of his death. A native of Berlin, N. H., chanical engineer and inventor for the curred on June 26 as the result of a mur he attended the University until 1917 Draper Corp. for 30 years, Harry A. derous attack by unknown assailants in a when he entered the U. S. Naval Reserve Davis of Hopedale, Mass., was stricken Boston Turkish bathhouse. MacArthur for service in World War I. He operat suddenly at his home on June 29, 1945. was beaten and throttled in an un ed a Radio-telegraph station in France At the time of his death he was employed explained mystery attack which remains and later in Vienna, Austria, until his in Ashland. Seventy-one years old, he unsolved. A native of Milltown, Mac return to this country in 1921 when he had resided 45 years in Hopedale. He Arthur had been prominent in educational again took up his studies at the Univer was a native of Baldwin, graduate of work for years. He had resigned his sity. He was a member of Theta Chi fra Gorham High, and recipient of the BME Foxboro position to take a teaching post ternity. Following his graduation he degree from the University. He was an at Ricker Junior College, Houlton, in the entered the employ of New England Tele active member of the local church, the fall. He was a graduate of the Univer phone and Telegraph Company. In 1929 Knights of Pythias, and the Masons. sity, majoring in languages, and had re he transferred to the American Telephone 1903 ceived the Master of Education degree and Telegraph in New York. LEROY BROWN CRABTREE At from Harvard in 1929. The educator, 61 1925 the age of 55, Leroy B. Crabtree of Han years old at the time of his death, had HERBERT ALDEN TURNER. For cock died at his home June 19, 1945. A served 16 years in his Foxboro post; mer comptroller of the Central Maine lifetime resident of the town, he served he was previously head of the history General Hospital, Lewiston, Herbert A. as an official of the community for several department at Brockton, Mass., High Turner succumbed to a long illness at the years. He was a graduate of Maine Cen School. Western Maine Sanatorium, Hebron, Au tral Institute and the University where he 1910 gust 16. A native of Massachusetts, Mr. received a B.S. degree in science. He was FRANK BERNARD CLANCY. Col Turner received his degree from Maine a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. lege of Law graduate, Judge Frank B. in economics. He was a member of Phi Clancy of Nashua, N. H., judge of the Eta Kappa fraternity. In 1927 he re 1907 Municipal Court, died at the age of 67 in ceived the degree of Master of Business WILLIAM FREEMAN SCHOPPE. his home on June 21. A native of Administration from Harvard. Before A brief illness terminated in the death of Nashua, he had served his home city since his return to Maine he worked for the William F. Schoppe of Auburn at the lo 1914 in the capacity of judge of the Mu Shawmut Bank, Boston, for Ernst and cal hospital on September 1, 1945, at the nicipal Court. He received his LL.B. Ernst, accountants, and for New England age of 65. A native of New Hampshire, degree from Maine in 1910. Well known Public Service Company. Later he was Mr. Schoppe spent his boyhood in Maine, in his profession, lie was president of the employed by the State of Maine as assist was graduated from Hebron Academy and Nashua Bar Association. He was also ant budget officer until his appointment from the University where he also re active in the community, serving for 27 as comptroller for the C. M. G. Hospital. ceived the M.S. degree in agriculture in years on the Board of Education, 11 of 1913. He was associated a short while 1927 with Rhode Island Experiment Station them as president. EDYTHE GERTRUDE TWITCH- and later with Montana State College 1918 ELL. On July 18 at her home in Old Experiment Station where he served as MRS. PAULINE DERBY HAS Town, Miss Edythe G. Twitchell died as head of the poultry department. In 1923 KELL. Following a long illness Mrs. the result of a protracted illness. Fol he returned to Maine where he has been Pauline Derby Haskell, wife of Weston lowing her education at Maine where she engaged in general farming in West Au B. Haskell ’17, succumbed at her home received her degree in Education, she did burn since that time. He was a member in Wellesley, Mass., on September 2 graduate work at Columbia, receiving the
THE MAINE ALUMNUS 11 OCTOBER, I945 year Mr. Whittier has been interested Agricultural Adjustment Administration M.A. degree in 1929. She was also a in the work of the Conservatory for with headquarters at the University. graduate of the Child Education Founda several years. 1 9 1 1 T he Oxford County War Chest tion of New York. For many years she drive is being headed by Justice was principal of a nursery school in New 1904 Mrs. Florence Buck Adriance Albert Beliveau, president, of Rumford. York which was a recognized center for 1904 and Mr Adriance have taken Included among several names of teacher training Since her confinement up permanent residence in Orono. Their prominent Maine leaders appointed by to her home in Old Town she continued daughter, Mrs Evelyn Miles, and Prof. Governor Hildreth to the executive com to interest herself in school and church Miles also live in Orono. Mr. Adriance mittee of the Maine Council of Veterans activities She was a member of Delta has retired from the faculty of East Affairs is that of Raymond Davis of Guil Delta Delta sorority. Orange High School, N. J., where he ford who was elected as second vice chair 1941 had taught many years. man of the group charged with the im WALTER LEWIS STISULIS. The 190 5 Several interesting personal portant task of aiding veterans in the sudden death of Walter Stisulis at the i tems on the class have come in post-war period. age of 28 on August 21 shocked his many from members in response to class letters. Maurice F. McCarthy has been named friends. A veteran of World War II, he Ernest O. Sweetser writes from St. General Superintendent of the Hollings was enrolled at the University as a stu Louis where he is Professor and Head of worth and Whitney Co. of Waterville, dent for the summer term when stricken the Department of Civil Engineering on prominent paper manufacturing firm. He by his fatal illness Death occurred at his the faculty of Washington University. has been associated with H. & W. for a home in Mexico. A native of Rum ford, He has been on the faculty there for 40 number of years. He lives at 61 Benton he was graduated from Mexico High years and head of the department since Avenue. School and the University in 1941 with a 1933 He resides at 7145 Lindell Ave., Chairman of the University’s Athletic degree in Civil Engineering He also at St. Louis, Mo. Board is Clifford Patch of Bangor who tended Hebron Academy. He worked for From 1673 W. 11th St., Erie, Pa., Fred has been identified with many of the ac a short time with the State Highway De W. Talbot reports that he is engineer for tivities of the Board since 1917. His elec partment before entering service in the the Pennsylvania State Park and Harbor tion as chairman was announced at the Navy; last May he was discharged with Commission at Erie. He is a registered final meeting last spring; he succeeds the the rank of Lieutenant. Returning to the professional engineer there. late Dean L. S Corbett. University, he taught on a part-time basis Lucian A. Thomas is head of the Speci Col. Frank E Southard, Augusta, was in engineering while following his studies. fication and Drafting Unit of the Rural elected chairman of Maine’s Sanitary. Besides his parents and family relatives Electrification Administration and has Water Board this summer, succeeding he leaves his wife, Mrs Rachel Gordon been located in St. Louis since March, Senator Clifford Chase '04. The Board Stisulis 1942. His present address is 6010 S. is charged with the responsibility of 1943 Kings Highway, St. Louis, Mo. studying river and lake pollution and re EDWARD WILLIAM GUPTILL 1906 The retirement of David N. search activities aimed at eliminating Word has been received of the death of 1906 Rogers of Quincy, Cal., has been chief sources of impurity. Col. Southard Edward W. Guptill of 112 Ohio Street, announced Mr Rogers has been in is also chairman of the State Public Utili Bangor, on May 2, 1942. Mr. Guptill charge of the Plumas National Forest ties Commission. attended the University from 1939 to there for more than 35 years. He at 1 9 1 2 The Maine Department, VFW, 1941 in the College of Technology. No tended Yale after his forestry training elected Charles W. Newell of details of his passing are known at this at Maine and entered the U. S Forest Rumford as commander during a two-day time. Service in 1905. session in September, Mr. Newell was 1907 Word has been received from unopposed in the election John A. Ames whose address In a series of five-day meetings on BY CLASSES had been missing from the alumni files. poultry management sponsored by the 18 9 3 Word has come from George He is located with Edward and Walker Maine Extension Service and Maine h . Steward of his retirement Co, Portland, where mail will reach him Poultry Improvement Association, Roy E. from active business after 21 years with Alton A Austin, Roxbury Road, Mexi Jones of the Connecticut Extension Ser the Metropolitan District Commission co, has returned to work for Oxford Pa vice was the chief speaker.
per Company. He had been unable to J Sewer Division, East Boston Pumping • X v 1 i v O l JL- • * llllvO Station. In 1898 he went to Boston to work for nearly a year because of illness 1VI 9 1 3 gor was named vice president of erect the South Terminal Station power Mrs Edith Tate Brawn received the the Bangor Rotary at its July 1 meeting. plant, then worked for the Boston Edison M. A degree in Education from New Dr. Ames is associated with the Eastern Company, the American Bell Building, York University The degree was con Maine General Hospital and resides at and Smith Iron Company before his affili ferred last June She resides at 140 II Graham Avenue, Bangor. ation with the Boston District Commis Castle Ave , Westbury, L I , N Y She An article, “New England Ownership sion. is a teacher in the Mineola High School and Finance,” was recently published by I8 9 8 One of those named to the new A summer visitor to the campus was Edward E Chase of Portland in the New Maine State Board for exami Bennett R. Connell An industrial engi England Purchaser. It was based on a nation and registration of Maine archi neer with General Electric, Mr. Connell statement made to members of the Small tects is C. Parker Crowell of Bangor. resides at 38 Washington Road, Scotia, Business Committee of the House of Rep 19 0 0 After 45 years of service with N. Y resentatives in Boston. General Electric, Wilbur L. Rev. Carl N. Garland has been retired Raymond Floyd has taken over the Merrill, head of the works laboratory by the Methodist Episcopal Church Con music work at Bangor High School this division, retired July 1 On the occasion ference after nearly 40 years’ active work year in addition to his work at other of his retirement he was honored by 200 in the church. He spent the summer near schools in the city. He plans a program of the laboratory personnel; they pre Bucksport. His regular address is 5 Con of instrumental instruction for the ele sented him with a shop lathe and an album cord S t, Malden, Mass. mentary schools as well as junior and of pictures covering personalities and ac Mrs. Hazel Webb Clemons has been senior high schools. complishments of the laboratory during teaching in the Searsport High School A note from Mrs. Antoinette Webb his service. His long and active service since the death of her husband She re Wheaton brings news that her new ad for GE has been marked by the granting sides at Lincolnville Avenue, Belfast. dress is 900 West Rollins Road, Colum of 31 patents to him. 1909 Architect Harold A. Rich bia, Missouri. Her husband has accepted Judge Dana L Theriault of Fort Kent associated with the firm a professorship in the law school of the has been renominated to a four-year Cram and Ferguson of Boston, we University of Missouri. term as a judge of the Northern Aroos known architects. He lives at 78 Ade took Municipal Court by Governor Ave., W Newton 65, Mass. 1 9 1 4 Mrs. Aileene Hobart Libby of Horace Hildreth. M ilford was elected delegate to 19 10 The commission of Albert the Maine Children’s Council by the 190 1 Percy R. Keller of Camden has Gardner of Orono as Mai Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs this been named campaign chairman State Commissioner of Agriculture was summer. for the Knox County War Chest drive. signed this summer by Governor Horace 1915 D r. William H. Martin, Dean Hildreth. Commissioner Gardner was o f the State College of Agricul 1902 Board of Trustees of the named to fill the vacancy caused by t ture, Rutgers. N. J., was honored by the Northern Conservatory of Mu resignation of the previous commission New Jersey Potato Growers Association sic, Bangor, elected Ralph Whittier as er- Previous to his new assignment Mr. of which he has served as secretary for president of the Board for the coming Gardner had been state director of t 25 years.
THE MAINE ALUMNUS 1 2 OCTOBER, I945 19 1 6 The marriage Carroll A. 1920 Mrs. Barbara D. Hitchner, 1916 Bartlett and Myra Noble Mur 51 Bennoch St., Orono pointed co-ordinator of Veterans Affairs phy of Norway was announced during the In Portland Fred T. Jordan of Union for the University of Southern California. summer. Mrs. Bartlett attended Welles Mutual Life Insurance Company has been His address is 438 Norman Ave., Arcadia, ley College and the University of Cin elected a vice president of the Southern California. cinnati. Mr. Bartlett is employed by the Maine Underwriters Association and Campbell Bowles Norway Shoe Company. Samuel A. Rosenthal, a teacher of chem 1921 Mrs. was Rena elected president of the Another marriage announcement has istry in Portland High School, has been Bangor branch of the American Associa been received. Mrs. Muriel DeBeck Co named chemist for the Maine Racing tion of University Women last spring. burn of the Class was married last spring Commission to test horses under the anti- Mrs. Bowles also is reported as being in in Franklin to Harvard H. Abbott. doping bill passed by the State Legisla charge of five noon-lunch programs in Brigadier General Archelaus L. Ham ture. Bangor schools this fall. A new cafe blen has been made assistant chief of staff In Bangor, Priscilla Elliott Knowlton teria room in the Mary S. Snow School of G-5 Allied Headquarters in Rome. has retired as chairman of the Council of will be under her direction, including G-5 is the Civil Affairs Section of the Social Agencies in which capacity she menus, purchase of food, and general headquarters group. has served very successfully for the past supervision. Frederick Robie has recently been pro two years. As a member of the Executive William B. Cobb is located with the moted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel Committee, she will continue to serve W. T. Grant Co. in one of their retail in the Army. He is serving in Germany this organization. stores. His residence is at 327 Marion with the Allied Military Government and In Presque Isle, Wesley F. Porter, Street, Herkimer, N. Y. has his headquarters at Forchheim. assistant entomologist at the U. of M. Experiment Station, is directing the foun The Navy placed Lieut. Commander 19 17 Waldemar Littlefield of Brewer dation seed potato program of the newly Horace C. Crandall on inactive status last 1917 is chairman of the recreational created seed potato board. He is a recog March, following his active service dur committee of the Brewer Planning Com nized authority in the production of dis ing the war period. He is now living at mission. ease-free seed. Carlton A. Landers is 14 Warwick Ave., Scarsdale, N. Y. New appointments to OPA Price and another resident of this town. His ad Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Laton Rationing Boards in Maine include the dress is 1/ Barton St.. He has given up Jackson of Rockland, Margaret A., was name of Mrs. Helen Libby of Bar Harbor. teaching at Easton High School to work winner of one of the district scholarships John M. Pomeroy of Rockland has been at the Presque Isle Air Base. in the University’s annual scholarship - reelected head of the Knox County War In Orono, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. contest. She registered as a freshman in Chest organization which is undertaking Chadbourne of Wilmington, Del., have Home Economics. a $21,000 campaign this fall. been visiting at their College Avenue Captain George A. Froberger is now Col. Charles L. Stephenson, command home. Mr. Chadbourne, who has been on inactive duty following his service ing officer of District One, First Service affiliated with the Hercules Powder ComT with the Army. He is living at 28 Ex Command, Augusta, since 1942, has been pany in Wilmington while on leave from change Street, Rockland, Mass. transferred to Boston where he is in the U. of M. as professor of economics From Buffalo, N. Y., Wesley C. Plumer charge of military procurement for the and business administration, is returning for permanent work with the Delaware has moved to Schenectady to assume his New England area; he has responsibility company. new duties as superintendent of Electrical over enlistments, re-enlistments, dis Newell Emery’s daughter, Doris, who Installations, Service Engineering Divi charges, and reconversions. graduated from the University in June, sion, General Electric Company. Mr. On the executive committee of the has accepted a position at Machias, Wash Plumer has been associated with G.E. Maine Council of Veterans Affairs, Gov. ington State Normal School. since his graduation from Maine. His Hildreth has named Cecil Siddall of San Frank C. Worcester of Winterport is present address is 1308 Myron St., Sche ford, former American Legion department now district sales manager of Maine, nectady 8, N. Y. commander. He was elected first vice New Hampshire, and Vermont for the 1 9 2 2 Secretary: Miss Estelle Nason, president of the committee. Papercrafters, school supplies. 34 Merrill Hall, Campus 1918 James J. Curran of Norwood, And in California, Lt. Commdr. Philip You will be interested in Spurgeon I918 Mass., is a practicing attorney A. Libby was retired from the Navy, No English’s recent publication. The Univer in that town, with residence at 347 Wash vember 2, 1944. He has just been ap sity Librarian, Louis T. Ibbotson, wrote ington Street. He is a member of the Norwood School Committee, chairman of Norwood Board of Appeals, and Profes sor at Suffolk Law School, Boston. Maine’s Republican State Committee DAKIN’S has announced the appointment of How Sporting Goods ard E. Kyes of Wilton as chairman of the Veterans’ Division. Mr. Kyes is a Past Camera Supplies State Vice Commander of the Legion. Shep Hurd '17 M. A. Hurd '26 Philip W. Lown of Lewiston, serving Bangor Waterville as president of the Maine Jewish Com mittee, is active in the State War Chest drive. A new appointee to Maine’s War Price Young men and women will HAYNES & CHALMERS CO. and Rationing Boards is Ralph C. Went always find this banking in A. S. Chalmers ’05, Treas. worth of Rockland. stitution interested and help Former State Senator Leroy HARDWARE 1919 Hussey of Augusta has been ful in their business progress. BANGOR MAINE nominated to the Turnpike Authority by Responsibility is reflected by Gov. Hildreth. His nomination places him on the Authority until 1949. The a checking account, which is group is charged with planning the pro also a factor in establishing posed super-highway throughout the credit and standing. length of Maine from Kittery to Fort Kent. Earle O. Parsons is living at 725 Dear of Boston, Massachusetts born Street, Helena, Mont. Since 1929 The he has been right-of-way engineer for the Life Insurance, Annuities Montana Highway Department with com plete charge of obtaining right-of-way Merrill Group Insurance, Pensions land for the department. Alton Tozier of Litchfield, member of Trust Company D w ight S ayward the Lewiston High School faculty, teach With twelve offices in ing in the Lewiston Trade School, taught Eastern Maine General Agent for State of Maine during the summer at Madawaska Train Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 415 Congress Street, Portland ing School, Fort Kent. He was instruct ing in shop course.
OCTOBER, THE MAINE ALUMNUS 13 1945 lived at 18 1/2 Brown Street in Kennebunk Spurgeon as follows . ‘ Deal Dr. Eng ceived an honorable discharge from the last year. Is the address the same this lish . Miss Estelle Nason, Alumnus cor Navy. He has been appointed City En fall, Edith? respondent of the class of 1922, has for gineer for Bangor. Lt. MacLeod was with Ansel S. Creamer is doing research for warded the inscribed copy of your recent a Naval Construction Unit in the Pacific. the National Bureau of Standards. His book, Emotional Problems of Living Frank West and his wife of Aruba, work is concerned with Whiteware, which (Norton, 1945) which you so kindly pre Netherlands West Indies (formerly of includes porcelain, pottery, etc. His ad sented to the library. I am delighted to Old Town), have recently visited relatives dress, 3409 Newark St., N. W., Washing have this for our U. of M. collection, in this region. They stayed at the Bangor ton, D. C. and shall see that it is cataloged with House Mr. West is employed by the Wilhelmina F. Dunning, formerly in other publications of the class of '22." Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey New York, is now doing cancer research Ralph G. Kennison, Division Manager Virgil MacKenzie was elected presi at Wayne University, College of Medi of the Central Division, was one of two dent of the Bangor Branch of the Na cine, Detroit 26, Mich. She lives at 377 laymen elected to the Diocesan Council of tional Association of Power Engineers Dexter Trail, Mason, Michigan. the Episcopal Church in Maine at the recently. Virgil is employed as Meter Bob Noyes has been promoted to the 126th Annual Convention held in Fort- Supervisor at the P.C F. Co, Great rank of Lt. Col. in the Army Signal land His term is for a period of two Works, Me Corps His assignment is as Signal years, and his election by the delegates Ollie Berg is still winning laurels. The Corps liaison officer with the engineering from all parishes in the Diocese is a trib latest are for capturing the regular Sat board at Fort Belvoir, Va. Prior to be ute to his loyal work for the Church. urday sweepstakes at the Purpoodock ing commissioned in the Army, June Lloyd Robinson, formerly superinten Country Club (Portland) posting a 78-66 of 1942, Col. Noyes was employed as a dent of school union #26, is now at 39 to take the low net honors. Congratula principal radio engineer at the Signal Eastern Ave., Augusta He has been tions, Ollie. Corps Laboratories, Ft Monmouth, N. J with the Veterans Administration since 192 5 Secretary. Mrs. George Lord, Lt Col Earl M Stevens has been MarchWarren 1, 1945. Graffam of 4011 Provost RdRd, 1925 38 Forest Ave, Orono, Maine awarded the French Croix de Guerre with Pittsburgh 10, Pa, has been appointed Here I am again. Another year is be Palm in addition to the Bronze Star with international chairman of the Kiwanis ginning and the outlook is much brighter. three Oak Leaf Clusters. Extension Committee, it was announced We are glad to welcome some of the class J Murray Hamilton resigned from the by International President Hamilton back as civilians again “Joe” Murray American Red Cross on November 3, Holt of Macon, Ga. Mr Graffam is past is back as Dean of Arts and Sciences at 1944, because of the serious illness of his Kiwanis governor of the Pittsburgh dis the University. Lt. Cecil J Cutts has daughter He served overseas for some trict. His new post will include super received his discharge from the Army time. vision for building Kiwanis Clubs He Air Corps. He has been elected superin Emily Pendleton has resigned as head will take over next January 1 tendent of the schools in Union #53, of the English Department at Sanford Lt. Col Osgood Nickerson has re which includes Oakland, Sidney, Nor- High School to head up the English De turned from duty in the Pacific and has ridgewock, Smithfield, and Belgrade. partment at Lewiston High School. Since reported to Camp Fannin, Texas Capt Vaughn B Everett received his 1942 Emily has been president of the York Commdr. Donald H Daniels, USNR, discharge from the Army August 29 and County Teachers Association In San is serving as commanding officer of the has returned to his former position with ford she is a past president of the College new Military Government Hospital on the Bridge Dept, Maine State Highway Club and last year was serving as secre Tinian, Mananas Islands. He has re Commission, Augusta, Maine His mail tary. She is a member of the Board of cently been promoted to the rank of Com ing address is 4 Savage St, Augusta Directors of the Louis B Goodall Me mander Those of you who were back at Com morial Library. Lt Commdr Achsa M. Bean is at pres mencement heard the baccalaureate ad Wallace H. Elliott is a member of the ent Senior Medical Officer for the enlisted dress given by Dr George S Brooks He Farm Security Administration State Ad WAVES, 14th Naval District is pastor of the Union Congregational visory Committee and also acting execu Dr. Eriol L Deal born, vice principal Church, Rockville, Conn. tive officer of the U. S. Department of of Farmington Normal School since 1929 Thomas Gay of Newcastle was elected Agriculture wage board. and previously an instructor seven years, one of the trustees and secretary of Lin Thompson L Guernsey is heading a has been named acting principal by the coln Academy general television outfit of the Century- trustees Dearborn, a native of Corinna, Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Fickett (Pearl Fox Film Corp. with studios at 72 Brook assumed his new position August 1 Woodard), formerly of Mars Hill, have line Ave, Boston 19 2 3 Secretary Iva M Knight, moved to Gorham, Maine. Mr Fickett 19 2 7 secretary : Edith O Connor 1923 r .F D. #1, Kennebunk is the new principal of Frederick Robie 1927 Thaxter, 106 Fountain St., Lt. Col Linwood Fisher has arrived Junior High School Pearl will teach Bangor, Maine back in the United States after serving English and dramatics in the High About a month ago, Ed and “Jerry overseas a year as quartermaster in the School (Irene) Engel called on us. They were Ninth Army at Wiedenbruck, Germany Edward Curran was recently elected to on their vacation trip from their home i Rev. Alfred G. Hempstead, pastor of the faculty of Georgetown University Bergenfield, N. T, to Eastport. I sus- the Pratt Memorial Methodist Church, as professor of Criminal Law “Ed” pected that their three boys, Alan, a six was elected vice president of the Rock has held several positions, the most re footer and blond like his dad, Ted, two land District Nursing Association and cent U. S. Attorney. years younger and brunette like his moth- also a new member of the board of trus The Penobscot County Red Cross is er, and Ronald, 31/2 years old, were going tees of the organization. headed by Robert N. Haskell. to be very glad to spend their vacation i Harold Perham, president of the West Norris Clements of Winterport is presi Maine. Paris High School Alumni Association, dent of the hatchery division of the Maine John Snell, who is principal of Hamp opened a campaign to pay off the debt on Poultry Improvement Association. den Academy, received his Master’s de the high school gym with the slogan 1926 secretary Leone D. Nutting, gree in Education this year from the U “your money back if we fail ” 9 College Heights, Orono of M He has a young son about four Capt Howard C Randlette of the Major Vernon H. Somers has receive years old Army Signal Corps has been working on a discharge from the Army. He is Veter- Philip Arnold, who joined ’27 in the contract termination work. His home ans Field Representative for State of senior year, has received the Master of address is 17 Browning Road, Collings- Maine in three counties, Central an Science degree at Massachusetts State wood, New Jersey. Eastern Maine He is living at 21 Plea- College Last information concerning The firm of W S Wells and Sons sant View Avenue, Bangor, Maine his occupation was “teaching” at Peters (Vance Wells) of Wilton has been Lt. Guilbert R Little was awarded the ham, Mass. awarded a United States Department of Bronze Star while in Germany with the Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Hackett and Agriculture “A” award, top honor for First Army for work done in England sons, Peter and Tommy, of Tarrytown, wartime food processors. on plans for D-Day. Oscar L. Wyman is one of the me N Y., spent a couple of months this sum 197 4 Secretary: Beatrice Little, who published a booklet last spring. “The mer at Sargentville, where he was a coun 1924, Box 558, Bar Harbor, Maine Black Army Cutworm,” a Maine Exten- selor at Camp Robinhood. Clifford S. Reynolds has resigned his sion Circular about a destructive blue- Dr. Clyde Swett of Island Falls has position at Orono High School and is no berry pest. been appointed chairman of the Island teaching mathematics and science at the Falls section of the Aroostook County Bar Harbor High School. Your secre- The last news of Hadley Johnson re War Chest Drive. tary hopes to contact him and get news ported him living at 12 Franklin Terrace Earl “Danny” Webster of Bangor, as of other class members as time passes. South Portland. sistant general manager of the Bangor Lt. James L. MacLeod, USNR., has re Mrs. Edith Andrews Nunan taught Hydro-Electric Co., has been named social studies at Kennebunk High and Community Chest Campaign chairman THE MAINE ALUMNUS 14 OCTOBER, I945 for Bangor and Brewer. He is at present interim commission created by the Legis of Hancock were married June 2. Mrs. senior director of the Bangor City Club, lature for the “study and analysis of mea Walker was graduated from Emerson secretary and treasurer of the Penobscot sures to assure greater productivity of College in Boston and attended the Uni Valley Country Club, vice president of forest growth.” versity of Maine and Columbia Univer the Bangor Chamber of Commerce, and a Prof George F. Dow, Orono, of the sity. She received her M.S. from Syra director of the YMCA. He and “Peggy” Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, cuse University in 1944. She was for (Preble) have two sons. They are living has written two more bulletins, one on merly a high school teacher of speech and at 93 Norway Road, Bangor, Maine. the use of labor on Maine farms with dramatics at Houlton, and is now in a Arthur J. Staples has been appointed to dairy cows; the other on the size of loads similar position at Huntington High full professor of Mechanical Engineering and delivery costs for labor in milk dis School, Huntington, L. I., N. Y. Jack at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His tribution in Boston and Portland In was formerly connected with the New home is at 61 Holden St., Worcester, formation was obtained from 989 dairy York Tel. Co., and with the J. K. McKay Mass. farmers over a period of nine years. Co., of Houlton. He entered the Navy Neil Bishop of Bowdoinham has been John T. Anderson, who has been doing- in June, 1942, and participated in the appointed a member of a legislative recess immigration work in Rooesveltown, invasions of Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and committee to study the State employees N. Y., is now in Bangor with the Immi Normandy. contributory retirement system, and re gration and Naturalization Service at Asa Wasgatt of Bar Harbor was one port to the next regular legislative session the Bangor Post Office He is residing at of the new members named to the War in 1946. 122 Lincoln St., Bangor. Price and Rationing Boards in Maine. A1 Nutting sent me copies of some of 19 3 0 Secretary. Polly Hall Leech, 1931 Secretary: Doris L. Gross, the letters received with 25th reunion Homer Folks Hospital, 15 Keene St., Stoneham 80, checks. By the way, the response has so Oneonta, N. Y. Mass. far been very poor. Guess we had better Mr. and Mrs. Philip Beckler (Edwina The only item this month that isn’t get busy. Lt. Barney Poor somewhere Bartlett), 85 Elm St., Oneonta, N. Y., school or Army is that Jacob Holmes of in the Pacific responded and included the have a very new daughter, born Septem Belfast was recently re-elected one of the wish that we tell “Chick” Trask that in ber 5th. directors of the Belfast and Moosehead spite of the Japs, he expects to outlive George Crimmins is a member of the Lake Railroad. him! Dr. William Purinton of Bath ex faculty of Brunswick High School, teach Jessie Fraser is president of the Ban pressed the hope that our gift in 1952 ing general science. gor Teachers’ Club this year. She teach might be a scholarship in memory of some Harland Knight has been shooting es at Bangor High. of our classmates who might not come some very good golf this past summer, Ewart (Fluff) Rawnsley is changing back from this war. Louie Smith, Mara- capturing a sweepstakes play at the Pur- this year to Orono High School where he da Johnson, Florence Gushee Taylor, and poodock Country Club (Portland) with will teach math and physics. He has Serena Wood Hussey all sent letters. a net 65. Harland is assistant to the taught in New Gloucester and Kennebunk. “Chick” (Henry) O. Trask is now at President of Union Mutual Life Insur Galen Veayo is still principal of Edward 48 Canal St., Placerville, Calif. ance Co., Portland. His residence ad Little High in Auburn, a fact of secon Sumner Fifield, who has been with dress is 60 Ivy Road, Cape Cottage. dary importance, no doubt, to the arrival R.C.A. for years, has been in Manila Your secretary received a welcome of his new daughter, Margaret Mary, since last February, acting in civilian ca note from Capt. Charles Schlosberg, August 27th. The Veayos live at 451 pacity in communications work. His wife medical corps, who recently returned to Court Street, Auburn. and two daughters live in New Bruns the States after 14 months in the South Linwood Brofee is deserting the teach wick, N. J. His address is: APO 500, Pacific area To quote, “I am, at pres ing profession after fifteen years as teach San Francisco, Calif. Perhaps someone ent, spending a 30-day sick leave in the er of vocational agriculture at Gorham else in ’27 may be in the vicinity of Ma Maine woods with my wife and daugh High School, where he has also served nila and will look him up. ter, recuperating and getting acquainted as athletic coach and submaster and has Bob Eastman has received a discharge again with my family. I shall return, as had wartime adult evening classes. In from the Navy and has returned to his a patient, to the Lovell General Hospital the time he has been in Gorham his stu home in Fryeburg. He was a SeaBee. at Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass, where I dents have won many agricultural awards, Mrs. Daniel Webster wrote the Alumni am being treated for “jungle rot” of my some of them national. Linwood is now Office that Lt. Daniel Webster, now some fingers and nails. The good Maine air with radio station WCSH in Portland as where in the Pacific, would appreciate has made some improvement in them. I director of their state-wide agricultural hearing from any of his friends. After expect to go before a disposition board program. a year of North Atlantic duty, Dan was within the next few weeks and hope to I ran into Stuart (Charlie) Chaplin in stationed in Norfolk, Va., as an instruc be permitted to return to my pediatric Bangor one day this summer and dragged tor. Since December, he has been at practice in Boston. My temporary ad out of him the information that this will tached to a transport in the Pacific and dress for the next few months is Capt. be his second year as principal of Winter- been through two major engagements— Charles Schlosberg, c/o C. C. Small, port High School. He has three children one being Iwo Jima. His wife and his Cornish, Maine, Box 298 ” Drop him a now, the oldest ten and the youngest a two sons and daughter are living at 415 card, won’t you, and tell him you’re glad year old. Of course, if he hadn’t told me MacDonald Road, Norfolk 5, Va. he’s back and wish him luck! all this, I could easily have manufactured “Al” Nutting of Orono has been ap John (Jack) Walker, Lt. Commdr., a lovely item to the effect that he was pointed by Gov. Hildreth to serve on an U. S Navy, and Miss Clarice Y. Penny running Freese’s, as maybe he was!
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OCTOBER, 1945 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 15 Remember, all news on members of the Service news reads better all the time. inn on June 30. He plans to operate The class must be in to me in time for me to For instance, Major Horace Flynn is back Battles House all year and promises some edit the column and send it on to the in this country after 32 months with the good duck hunting. Good luck, Frank. Alumnus by the 15th of each month, so U. S Infantry in China. He is at present The address is as above, Box 89. get busy and help me out. at home in Orono. Where next, Hod’ Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sweetser of Norman Webber is back home (196 Ipswich, Mass., have announced the birth 19 3 4 Secretary: Mrs. Robert C. Terry Plains Road, Bloomfield, Conn.) of a daughter, August 14. Her name is 1934 Russ, 3 Calais Ave., Calais with an honorable discharge after serving Meredith Sears. Their address is 1 Town It’s no use, this is my fifth attempt to in the Army Military Police “chasing Farm Road, Ipswich. write a nice orderly column but things German prisoners ” He writes that he s Capt. Homer W. Huddilston is Chief happen too fast and too fantastic. For me still specialty man for the Hartford Fire Supply Officer at an evacuation hospital who never could tell one end of a map Ins Co., covering the territory from in Burma and to add to this information from another, it’s pretty hard to follow Maine to Virginia. He and Vi have four which came to me via the Alumni office— people all over creation, to say nothing of children now—Chris, 13 (5' 91/2" no Capt. A1 Gerry, A A C., visited Pat re having my own husband in Yokohama and less!); Dana, 12; Suzanne, 11; and cently. He wrote that Pat thinks that Tokyo. Bob calmly wrote that he was Darrell Howe, who was born May 25, he may be moving soon because the work to be in the first Navy group to land on 1945. Other news is that Capt. Bill Wells is nearly finished in that particular area. Japan. He was one of 35 Naval Com “looks grand” and that among people at 19 3 3 Secretary. Dorothy Findlay munications Officers and 143 enlisted men the April Maine meeting in Hartford Carnochan, 37 Falmouth St., to set up Naval Communications in Japan. were Bob Ames ’33, Sonny Horton ’29 Portland 3, Maine They worked with the Army Signal Corps (now with Westinghouse in New Ha C. Everett Page, manager of the Page and are part of General Headquarters. ven), and Fanny Fineberg, who is teach Teachers’ Agency in Bangor, has recent His description of the signing of the ing at Hartford High School. Roger ly opened a new office, the Page Place peace in Tokyo Bay was thrilling. Please Brown is also in Hartford with the Hart ment Bureau, in Bangor. So, if any of forgive me if I don’t sound modest. I’m ford Steam Boiler and Inspection Co. you are in need of secretaries, clerks, very proud. Parker Spear is working for the Travel waitresses, housekeepers, maids (and who Major Frederick Bendtsen, General ers Insurance Co., Reading, Pa. Norm Staff Corps with the 43rd Inf. Div., has would like to know where Dr Don Mar isn’t?), etc, etc., please “page Mr. Page.” shall is now. Will you send his latest It sounds perfectly wonderful and help been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for address, Helene? Thanks ful indeed! heroic achievement in connection with I was delighted also to hear from Roger Kelloch, recently returned home military operations against the enemy on Major George Hargreaves, who writes from Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, where Luzon that, following the breaking up of he has been employed in the civilian per Lt. Col. Armand Giguere has been SHAEF, he was appointed head of the sonnel office, has accepted the position as awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meri G-2 Division (Intelligence) for the U S teacher of English and civics at Warren torious service in connection with mili Army in Belgium From September to High School. tary operations against the enemy as ord July he was Chief of Publicity to Major Major and Mrs. Gregg C McLeod an nance officer bomber command in the General Erskine (British), Allied Com- nounce the birth of a son, Gregg Clarke, European Theatre of Operations. mandei of Belgium; and in recognition of March 11, 1945. Ruth Hamor was in Tegucigalpa, Hon his services he was invested as a member Lt Berla Smythe, A N.C, who has duras, for three months and from there of the Military Order of the British Em been in the Southwest Pacific theatre of she went to Dominican Republic for the pire at a ceremony at Frankfort, Ger operations for 39 months (and that, my duration and six months. Her mail many. The medal was pinned on by Gen. friends, is a darn long time!), has been reaches her c/o American Embassy, Cin Sir Arthur Tedder, Deputy Supreme spending a 30-day leave at her home in dad Trujillo, Republica Dominican. Her Commander. George asked to be re Bangor. Berla went to the Pacific with assistant boss is Maj. Peter Karalekas. membered to everyone His address is the Johns Hopkins Unit and saw service Had a wonderful letter from Ruth this Major George M. Hargreaves, 0280736, in Australia, New Guinea, and the Phil summer full of her usual enthusiasm over APO 757, c/o Postmaster, New York, ippines. her work and her usual scolding to me for New York. Kenneth P. Nunn is production coordi being such a terrible correspondent. Another nice bit of Army news is that nator for Radio Corporation of America, I have just found a letter from Dot T/5 Florence L Knox, WAC, was mar Harrison, N. J. He is living at 215 Romero that arrived too late for the last ried June 2 to William I Dunn of John Orient Way, Rutherford, N. J. column. Dot has been director of teach son City, Tenn., at the Chapel-on-the- George Peterson is associate engineer ers’ training at Humboldt State College Highway, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia The in the design branch of the Civil Works for two years. It is the smallest of the six ceremony was performed by Chaplain Division of U. S Army Engineer Office, California State Colleges and is located Harmon L. Hoffman, a former instruc Sacramento, Calif. George is living at amid the Redwoods in isolated Northern tor at the University. Florence’s address 3800-30th St., Sacramento 17, Calif California She loved her work. Dot is 88th WAC Hosp. Co., SCU 1915, Sec. This month I was so glad to receive a left California in June for Colorado 5, Madigan General Hospital, Fort Lewis, very nice informative letter from Major Springs to be married to the vital statis Washington. John Bankus who is now in Frankfort, tics—he is Cpl. Adrian N. Gentry. They 1932 Secretary: Mary G. Bean, Germany, “doing work which smacked were both studying for the doctor’s degree ‘ • 2 Madison St., Bangor, Maine too closely to ‘Occupation’ to suit me ” at the University of California when the Oscar Thompson has a new address in To go on quoting Johnny’s letter—“it war came along. Dot suggested that if Wilmington 172, Delaware. It is Apt. concerns the survey and control of Ger every member of the class would write C-9, 3205 Lancaster Ave. Oscar is su man industry ” At present, John has 96 a news letter to me we’d really have a pervisor, Dye Works Plant, The du Pont points—Cheer up, Major, according to column Co. the latest release of officers’ needed points I also had a wonderful letter from Donald Achorn is Industrial Lubrica for discharge, you only need 4 more Lt. Col. William Rossing. It was written tion Engineer for Socony Vacuum ’ Oil points. Throw my husband a few, will July 25. At that time he was in the Phil Co., Inc., and is located in Saco. Home you? Incidentally, Johnny’s been busy ippines. His outfit was having a rest address 509 Maine St., Saco. over there for a year and a half, he writes. after the Ryukyus operations. Bill’s full Alden Denaco is the manager of the John says he ran into Fern Bagley in Spa, address then was Lt. Col. Wm. Rossing, Monroe Loan Society of Maine and is Belgium, Fern being with an Armored 0-315545, 708th Amphibian Tank Bn., located at 15 Main St., Bangor, Me. His Group Headquarters “. bummed chow APO #77, c/o P.M., San Francisco, home is at 42 Grant St. with Bud Hinckley (9th Division) in the Calif. Bill is married and has a son Leon E. Spurling of Portland, former forest near Roetgen, Germany just before nineteen months old he has never seen. training supervisor in the NY A, has been the German Ardennes offensive—saw Dr. He met Bill Bessom ’35 in Tacloban on appointed to the Maine Education Depart Bunny Anderson several times, Bunny is Leyte. Bill Bessom at that time was a ment s Vocational Rehabilitation Division. a medic with the famous First Division, lieutenant on an Assault Transport. Bill and later ran into Albert McMichael in Rossing’s outfit has participated in the Frank Battles wrote me recently to Munchen Gladback, Germany, one rainy following assaults: Kwajalien, Eniwetok, report that he has just opened The Battles day.” (My husband spent some time Saipan, Tinian, Kerawa, Relto, Ie Shima, House, an inn at West Harwich, Cape there, too—too bad you couldn’t have all and Okinawa. Bill inherited command of Cod, and went on to extend a cordial in gotten together!) Thanks so much, his outfit a year ago in Tinian. They vitation to U. of M. people. Frank re John, the class will all enjoy hearing were first ashore on all of those assaults signed his position as Personnel Director about you. I hope you get home very except Okinawa and have worked with of Lordstown Ordnance Depot at War soon. John’s address is: APO 757, c/o the oldest and many of the best Army ren, Ohio, on June 9th and took over the Postmaster, New York, N. Y. and Marine divisions out there. They re- THE MAINE ALUMNUS 16 OCTOBER, I945 i ceived a Navy Presidential Unit Citation Main St., Bangor. Good to hear from for their work on Saipan. I guess Bill you, Max Any details for the Alumnus? tion at Deland, Fla., has been promoted will have a few things to tell the young Marion Martin, member of the Nation to the rank of Commander. Formerly a fellow at home. al Republican Committee, addressed the member of Air Group 12, crack bomber- Already I have visions of the Alumni College Club in Portland recently. Marion torpedo fighter outfit of the aircraft car Office starting to cut this column because certainly heralds the cause of women in rier Saratoga, Commdr. Hathorn received of wordiness so here are the rest of the public life. the British Distinguished Service Award facts. from King George VI for his outstanding Stan Blanchard is president of the 1936 Secretary: Phyl Webster, bravery and leadership when his group Yarmouth local of the N. E. Milk Pro Box 372, Walpole, N H. was operating with the British Eastern ducers Association. Margaret Sewall was married to James Fleet. He also holds the Distinguished Don Corbett is a member of the Farm Page May 19th in Old Town. Margo Flying Cross, a Gold Star in place of a Security Administration State Advisory has been employed as cartographer in the second D.F.C, and Air Medal. Committee. office of her father, a surveyor and con 1938 Secretary: Betty Gleason, Harold Perkins has moved to Dexter sulting forester. Jim is with the New 6 1 Bennoch Rd., Orono where he is manager of that branch of England Starch Company and serves as I had the pleasure of meeting a number the Merrill Trust Co. Harold and Lillian manager of several factories in Aroostook of classmates this summer. While I was have one son, Alan. County. Their home is in Caribou, visiting in Portland I spent a day with Paul Croxford is teaching in Harmony Maine. Marjorie Lynds Cotting, whom I hadn’t' this year and Mrs. Croxford (Erma Yeoman 2/c Junius Birchard and Mrs. seen for nearly seven years. I know Devereux ’31) is teaching at Fryeburg. Birchard (Beatrice Jones ’37), announced everyone will sympathize with her on the Their home address is No. Penobscot. the birth of a son, Bruce, July 1st, in loss of her brother who was killed in Lt. Walter Ludden is engaged to Miss Easton, Pa. Bee and Bruce spent the action in the Pacific last spring. Dune Eulila G. Chase of Brownville Jet. Miss month of September with her parents, was, the last I knew, in the Aleutians, a Chase was graduated from Farmington Prof, and Mrs. Maurice D. Jones of Oro Captain and a Provost Marshal. Their State Normal School and attended Colby no. Bee plans to join Junius October 1st son and daughter are certainly wonderful College. She has taught school in Frye at his base where he is engaged in per future material for U. of M. burg, Brewer, and Brownville Jet. Wal sonnel work. Bob Hussey is looking fine after 34 ter recently returned to the States after Lt. Actor Abbott has been assigned to months in the Pacific. He will be offi two years in the Pacific. a post in the Army Service Forces Head cially “out of the Army” in December, is Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill have a baby quarters in Washington, D. C., with now on terminal leave. His young daugh daughter born in August in Richmond, offices in the Pentagon Building. He and ter, Polly Jane, is three and a half years Va. Bob is with the U. S. Patent Office Mrs. Abbott are living at 909 Buchanan old. in Richmond. St., Arlington, Va. I recently met Jim Stanley just outside Frances Bartlett is going to teach at Frances Callaghan has received a dis of Stickney and Babcock Coal Co., in MCI in Pittsfield this coming year. She charge from the WAVES. She is now Bangor, where he has been located for has moved there with her two sons, John Nutrition Field Representative with the some time. His son is now over two and David. American Red Cross. Her mailing ad years old. That same day I also met A rather spectacular headline was this— dress is American Red Cross, Nutrition Annette Youngs Redman with her two “Former All-Maine Grid Star Storms Dept., Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, sons. into Harness Picture.” I suppose that’s Calif. Antoria Rosen Houghton and I got a lingo that’s familiar to many, but if I Maj. Karl V. Larson, medical officer in together in Bangor a couple of weeks ago. the H.Q. 79th Division Artillery, APO Tom and Wally have both received the hadn’t seen a picture of Ken Aldrich with 79, N. Y., has been awarded the Bronze Bronze Star Medal, but we know no de a horse I still would be in the dark. It Star Medal for meritorious service in tails. They have been overseas since July, seems that Ken really has a stable of rac connection with military operations 1943, in the same regiment, now on Luzon ing horses and gets a big kick out of rac against the enemy from June 18, 1944, to Island. Tory’s and Tom’s daughter is ing winning horses. May 9, 1945, in France and Germany. now four and a half, and our son is five. 1935 Secretary: Mrs. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Willard Brooks an McGuire, 59 Western Ave., nounced the birth of a daughter, Ann I received two birth announcements this Biddeford, Maine Harris, born March 17 at the Thayer summer. Bob and Amy (Wood ’41) News is still coming about all our ser Hospital, Waterville. Bill is a partner Harvey have a daughter born on June 29, vice men who will soon be civilians. Lt. of J. & B. Rebuild Tire Co. weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. Bob is still with Col. Paul W. Bean has been awarded the Stone and Webster Engineering Corpora Bronze Star Medal “for meritorious Vincent Hathorn, superintendent of tion in Boston, where he has been for achievement against the enemy at Luzon.” Aviation Training at the Naval Air Sta over six and a half years. Last October during the period of January 9, 1945, to April 29. Captain Woodrow E. Page has been Distributors of Building awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Captain Materials DEPENDABLE PHOTOS Page is a member of the Army Ordnance Years of Experience and Modern Department and has been in the European ACME SUPPLY CO. Equipment insure Satisfactory Theatre of Operations nearly two years. Summer & South Sts. Results Lt. Nathan W. White wrote from Ger Bangor, Me. MYERS STUDIO many that he is with the Army of Occupa T. M. Hersey '34 ld own tion on duty in Germany. Nathan was in O T Austria, and then moved on in August to a location between Frankfurt-on-the Main and Kassel. Nathan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in actual combat during the As You Remember It-- French and German campaigns. Nathan expects to be in Germany for some time. He is with the 7th Infantry Hq., APO THE BOOKSTORE #3, do Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Lt. Edward Ellsworth was married to A Friendly Place! Miss Elsie M. French of West Spring- field, Mass., in May, 1942. Twin boys S erving - were born to them, Charles, Jr., and Soldiers and Civilians, Faculty and Robert Martin, and then another son, Wayne Alan, whom Ed has not seen yet. Students, Alumni and Undergrads Lt. Ellsworth is somewhere in the Pacific. Dan Barrett is head coach at Lawrence UNIVERSITY STORE CO. High School, Fairfield. Dan has an en viable record as coach in Maine now. THE BOOKSTORE THE BARBER SHOP Max Rapaport is now District Manager ON THE CAMPUS of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and is located at 61
OCTOBER, I945 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 17 Announcement has been made of the he was given a new rating from a me Ted Grant was released from the U. S. marriage of Lt. Norris Adams to Ensign chanical draftsman to a mechanical de Maritime Service last July and has since Janet Meredith of Colorado Springs, signer Their address is 139 Youle St., been electrical engineer for the Maine Colo., which took place August 12th in Melrose 76, Mass. Public Service Co., in Presque Isle. Washington, D. C. Janet is a WAVE Barbara and Elmer Lippa announce the Thomas Williams is departmental test and before entering the service was em birth of a son, Matthew Stuart, on Au er for Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co , in ployed in the city auditor’s office in Colo gust 24, weight 6 lbs. 43/4 oz His address East Springfield His address is 32 Dex rado Springs. Deke spent more than two is Lt. Elmer Lippa, NWss-9, MCAS, ter St., Springfield. years of foreign service both in the Atlan Cherry Point, N. C. Thomas Farrell, who has been a mem- Dr. and Mrs. James Siegel of 99 Broad ber of the Portland Police Department the tic and Pacific areas. He is now with the way, Bangor, have a son, born in June. past four years, has resigned to become Air Transport Squadron, Patuxent River, In July I received a letter from A1 a teacher-coach at Crosby High School Maryland. Owens, written from Meimbressen, Ger in Belfast He will teach social science Bill Treat was admitted to practice in many. He said, “We’ve finished our se and coach baseball, basketball, and foot the State Courts before Associate Justice curity work, I hope, and have now turned ball. Arthur Chapman of the Supreme Court. to garrison soldiering until we leave for The engagement of Barbara Marsden Bill graduated from Boston University home (I hope) or the other way This and Frederic Stetson was announced in Law School and expects to complete a town is about 20 miles north of Kassel. July. Barbara, formerly a Girls’ Work year on the research staff at Harvard It has been boring, but ever so comfort Secretary at the Bangor Y.W.C.A., was before entering general practice. able since the fighting stopped. But all graduated from the Massachusetts State Mrs John O. Perry (Priscilla Thom in all, we’ve managed to see quite a bit Teachers College in 1940 and for the past as) will be a regular member of the ’ of Germany since May. Heard from year has been a graduate student at Bos Houlton High School faculty and will Capt. Jim Armstrong in a combat engi ton University School of Social Work instruct in English and Latin. neers’ outfit some months ago. More re Fred is an engineer for the Eastern Cor Tom Fielder, for the past five years cently Doug Best wrote from England . . poration of South Brewer. affiliated with General Electric in Sche T/Sgt. in the 8th Air Forces My broth Wilma Additon of Rumford and T/Sgt nectady, left for Bloomfield, N. J., where er, Tom, is over here in Germany, sta Merrill Bradford were married June 20th he has been appointed art director in the tioned near Jena with the 6th Armored. at King’s Chapel House, Boston. Wilma newly instituted advertising department He should ship in September and I ex is a graduate of Westbrook Junior Col at the Company’s plant in that city. pect he’s got enough points to get a but lege and holds a position in the law office Muriel Murphy has been appointed ton.” Al’s address is S/Sgt A. L. of Hutchinson, Pierce, Conell, Atwood & dietitian at Ricker Classical Institute and— Owens, 31323187, Co C, 311th Inf., APO Scribner in Portland. Merrill recently Junior College in Houlton. #78, c/o Postmaster, New York. returned to this country after 24 months Nathan Rich has been appointed as Alice G. Collins, now Mrs. Paul F. of service overseas in the judge advo assistant professor of agricultural engi Brabazon, is living at 5904 Locksley PI, cate’s department of the 7th Air Force neering at the University of Maine. Na Hollywood 28, Calif. She is a vocalist 1 9 4 0 Secretary Mrs. V. E. Poeppel- than was for three years an instructor in on the Jack Kirkwood show, CBS Net meier, 289 Chicomansett, the department of Mechanical Engineer work, and her professional name is Jeanne Will mansett, Mass. ing at Maine and was at Dartmouth Col McKeon Hello again from the same address in lege in the Thayer School of Engineer Jim Willey is now an instructor at Massachusetts—almost unbelievable to us ing, also a year in the engineering de Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif Jim but we’re still crossing our fingers ’cause partment of the Waterbury Foundry and spent 18 months in the Pacific. Upon his we like it here1 I spent July and August Machine Co., Waterbury, Conn. Nathan return he attended O C.S. at Quantico, in Houlton while Vin was attending is married and has three children. Va, where he i received his commission. school in Colorado, and really enjoyed be Marion Fairchild, of Portland, art George Hill’s address is now 214 ing in Maine again teacher in Willimantic, Conn., High Bakerdale Rd., Rochester, N. Y. He is While at home, I read of Dorrice Dow’s School, who is attending the Eliot O’Hara with Eastman Kodak Co. marriage to Richard Fuller in the Banqor Watercolor School at Goose Rocks Beach, Charles S. Fillebrown has recently re Daily News The August wedding took is represented in the student exhibit of ceived his honorable discharge from the place in Bangor and Dorrice and Dick watercolors. Marion was awarded the Army and has accepted the position of honeymooned at Moosehead Dick is scholarship, given by Eliot O’Hara, di agricultural teacher at Norway High. employed by the Fuller Corporation in rector of the school. Sarah Littlefield has been appointed Portland where they will live. Dorrice Charles Pierce has been named to a home demonstration agent in Cumberland has been dietitian at the University Special Legislative Recess Committee to County. Since graduation she has taught study Maine’s pensions and retirement home economics in the high schools of Ensign and Mrs Stephen Hamlin are laws. Dexter, Falmouth, and Bangor. Since announcing the birth of a daughter, Nan August 1 she has been district home agent cy, on May 18th. Stevie is serving in the Stopped for a brief visit with Ken and for the Extension Service, working in Pacific. Ruth Burr on my way to Houlton—they those counties which have no regular Major Earl Carlson has been dis have two cute red-headed kids and are home demonstration agent or where spe charged from the Army Air Corps and is very well situated in Kennebunk. Five cial assistance is needed employed by the Raytheon Mfg Co, 60 years haven’t changed Ken’s humor and Miriam Landon was married on August East 42nd St, New York, N. Y His his big grin 12 to Charles Harold Skvirsky of Spring- mailing address is Apt 1-A, 64 Sagamore We all can certainly be thankful for field, Mass Miriam is employed as USO Road, Bronxville, N Y Earl wears the the two Victory Days celebrated since area director in Springfield and Holyoke, Silver Star, D F C. with 2 Oak Leaf our last column It’s wonderful to think Mass, serving Westover Field Mr Clusters, and Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf we have years of peace ahead of us now. Skvirsky attended Boston University and Clusters 1941 Secretary. Barbara Ashworth, Northeastern University and is associated Roger Trask was recently discharged 1242 Polk St, San Francisco 9, with his brother in the insurance business from the Army after serving 51 months Calif. in Springfield He is a veteran of World in the Armed Forces. 38 of which he Here we are again, but with a much War II. spent overseas. happier outlook now that the war is over. Just this minute I received word of the Ruth Desjardins Arbo and children, I hope you’ll all write me your peacetime birth of a daughter September 18 to who have been in Washington, D C, with activities Mary-Hale (Sutton) and John Furman Ervin, have returned to Old Town Er Mr. and Mrs. Byron Whitney have a The baby’s name is Marjory-Hale. The vin completed his course as a radio tech son, Byron Van Whitney, born on March Furmans also have a son, John Rockwell nician in Washington and is now in Shoe 13th. Byron finished his internship at the Furman, Jr., whom they call “Rocky,” maker, California, a training and distri Boston City Hospital on July 1st and now aged two and a half bution center reported at the Naval Hospital at St. 1 9 3 9 Secretary Lynne Parkman In recognition of the outstanding work Albans, N Y, on July 10th Huff, 111 Pine Grove Ave., of Captain Bernard Cohen, one of the Cpl. Vernon Johnson is (or was, on Lynn, Mass. officers’ living quarters of the 56th Fight July 18) in Kunming, China. “Since I Lt. Jean Sanborn spent a 30-day lea er Group has been named Cohen Hall. got out of college I have been married, at her home in Bangor after a tour Captain Cohen, who is in charge of co and I have one child Came into the duty in England, where she was a medical ordinating and planning the supply, evacu Army in January ’44 and took up Bomb dietitian. ation and transportation of troops, also is Disposal. I might add that the work I utilities officer and commanding officer am now doing is much nicer and safer. Lt Milton Jellison has been liberal of Headquarters Detachment of the 56th I am stationed in Kunming and working from a German Prisoner of War Camp Fighter Group, APO #558, c/o Post in a Chinese Headquarters. I hope to be after being interned for 26 months. master, N Y. going home through Tokyo and not over THE MAINE ALUMNUS 18 OCTOBER, I945 The Hump as I did coming out. This Maxine Knights and Roger Trask Leyte and may be there now. Thanks for is the forgotten theater and all I can say ’40 were married in Bangor in June. the letter. Sis that it is a pity they ever did find it. Roger received his discharge after serv Captain and Mrs. Eugene Leger an Before the war the Chinese used to put ing 51 months in the Armed Forces, 38 nounce the birth of a daughter, Constance their convicts over here and I can see of which were spent overseas. Ann, on the 29th of July. Congratula why.” Vern’s address is. Hq., Co. C Betty McAlary is engaged to Lt. Samu tions, Connie and Gene! SOS, APO #627, c/o Postmaster, New el Miller Moody, USNR, of Richmond, Mrs. Mayo very thoughtfully sent us a York, N. Y. Va. Betty is employed by the State De note with John’s address: Cpl. John H. Capt. and Mrs. Eugene Leger (Connie partment of Health and Welfare in Rock Mayo, APO 492, c/o P.M., New York, Philbrook) announce the birth of a land, Maine. Lt. Moody graduated from N. Y., saying that John left the States , daughter, Constance Ann, on July 29. the University of Richmond and is com in February and is in the Army Air Their address is 556 Corona Ave., Day- manding officer of a motor torpedo boat Corps, stationed in India, where the tem ton 9, Ohio. in the Pacific. peratures are running to 135 degrees. Major Howard R. Frost, Jr., was re Camilla Doak Hurford has gone to Wow! turned to the States in February after Bermuda with her husband, Capt. Robert Ella Teague McCullough wrote us two and one half years in the Pacific. He Hurford, of the ATC. Cam has accepted about her own wedding which took place is now stationed at Bolling Field, Wash a position in the ordnance department at on June 24th, when she and Lt. J. S. ington, D. C, with the Continental Air the air base in Bermuda. McCullough of Brookline, Mass., were Forces and will be a civilian again soon. On August 14, Shirley Kinney of Houl- married in the Universalist Church of He and Mrs. Frost live at 415-6th St., ton became the bride of Harry Roach. Livermore, Maine. Esther Drummond N. E., Washington, D. C. Shirley is a graduate of Aroostook State (’41) was the maid of honor at the wed Bill and Betty (Gammons) Hazam Normal and has taught in Caribou Junior ding and Ruth Trickey Parker (’40) have a daughter, Margaret, born on Au High. Harry is engaged in farming and the vocalist. Lt. McCullough was sta gust 21. The announcement was mailed is also employed by the Division of Mar tioned in Italy with the 15th Air Force as in Providence, R. I., but I have no address kets Administration. a bombardier on a B-24. Ella’s address for them. Lt. Russ Woolley, pilot of a Cataline is North Turner, Maine. Our best wishes The Rev. Robert Goodwin received his Flying Boat, has been awarded the Dis to you both! Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum tinguished Flying Cross. Kent Wight, whose address is 500 Ar- laude, May 28, from Drew University, T/Sgt. Daniel Lapham was discharged gyle Road, Drexel Park, Pa., wrote that Madison, N. J. He was also awarded a from the Army in July on the point sys he is now working in Philadelphia in the fellowship from the Ezra Squier Tipple tem. His address is: 34 Central St., Sun Oil Building for the American Gas Fellowship in Preaching Fund for gradu W. Concord, Mass. Association, and that by the end of the ate work in the coming year. He was 1942 Secretary: Lt. Barbara Savage, year he expects to be located at the Na ordained an elder at the Newark annual MCWR, 97 Broadway, tional Bureau of Standards, in Wash conference, Newark, N. J. He and Mrs. Bangor, Maine ington, D. C., doing research for the Goodwin and their son, Galen, are resid Our letters from you date back to May, American Gas Association. Kent has ing in Westtown, N. Y., where he is serv but here goes with a quick summary of been studying at Rutgers University in ing the Westtown charge. what’s come in since then. Franny and New Brunswick, N. J., for the past three Ex-Lt. and Mrs. Harry Boyle are now Dayson Decourcey, who were living at years and received his Doctor of Philoso living at 1 5 1/2Pleasant St., Orono. Harry 809-30th St., Columbus, Ga., have been phy degree of microbiology on the 5th of received a medical discharge from the proud parents since January 14th when July. Army recently and is back at the Uni Donna Dianne was born at Fort Benning, A nice letter came from Tommy versity to get his degree. Ga. Thompson in August. At the time he Leroy and June (Webster) Brown an In answer to Fran’s question about was with the 5th Amphibs in air support nounce the birth of a daughter, Bette Flossy Butterworth, Flossy has been control and had on his address: Maj. Ann, on August 25. They arc living in staying with her parents at Spring St, E. P. Thompson, c/o Fleet P. O., San Alfred, Maine. Brunswick, since Dale shipped out in Francisco, Calif. Tommy was married Robert Herrick is receiving treatment August. I saw Flossy and baby, Susan, in Laguna Beach, Calif, over a year ago at the Halloran General Hospital, Staten and Jo Blake while going through Bruns Island, N. Y., for wounds received in wick on my leave in August—all looking Germany. wonderful. Capt. Gordon Chase has returned from On May 29th, Lt. and Mrs. Paul Bart O L D SOUTH 26 months’ active service in the South lett announced the birth of their son, Gary Pacific. He was communications officer Allen Bartlett. The Bartletts were at Photo Engraving Corp. for the 12th AAA Bn , attached to the that time living at 539 Tedford Ave., 1st Marine Division from the time of his Dayton, Ohio. Our congratulations! 99 BEDFORD STREET landing on Woodlark Island early in 1943. Arthur S. Dole, Jr., and Elizabeth BOSTON, MASS • LIB 2042 He participated in the campaigns of New Grace of Indiana were married on Febru Guinea, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, ary 25th, and Arthur graduated from the TAKES PRIDE IN SERVING and Pelleliu. On May 1st he reported at University of Cincinnati Medical School The Maine Alumnus Harvard for a course in advanced com in June. He is now interning at Galla munications. gher Municipal Hospital in Washington. On June 29, Sara Culberson was mar Our very best wishes to the Doles! Edward E. Chase, President ried to T/Sgt. Orlando Nardone in Eas Lois Stone and James Robert Mc- ton, Maine. Orlando is flight engineer Murray were married on June 30th in the stationed at Dow Field. Their address Church of the Good Shepherd, Clinton, MAINE SECURITIES COMPANY is 33 Park St., Bangor, Maine. Mass. Mr McMurray is a graduate of 465 Congress Street Sgt. Paul Fickett was married January New York University and is now attend 13, 1945. to Miss Audrey Turner Hemp ing Columbia University, where he will Portland, Me. stead, Essex, England. Paul has been receive his Master’s Degree in economics. stationed in England since January, 1943. He is an accountant for the Grace Steam Among the Major George Ellis has been awarded ship Lines, N. Y. We understand the the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious wedding was a lovely one, with Gloria TRAVEL WISE achievement against the enemy in the Miniutti as maid of honor and Lorraine one Philippine Islands from Dec. 8, 1944, to Dimitre as one of the bridesmaids. Lots -—x person w May 3, 1945. During this period he act of happiness to the McMurrays! tells ed first as intelligence officer of the 34th In July, Major Richard B. Day sent _ minianother Inf. Reg’t, in the Leyte and Zambales- us his address, which may be changed “Stop . P tM Bataan campaigns, and later as operations now, but here ’tis, anyway: APO 79, officer in the invasion of Mindanao. New York, N. Y. at the S/Sgt. and Mrs. Clyde Myers an From Capt. Phil Pierce came the nounced the birth of a son on August 22 following about Homer Woodward. BANGOR HOUSE at Bangor. Clyde is stationed at Camp BANGOR * MAIN E “Woody” has been in S.O.Q. at the Naval True Maine Hospitality Swift, Texas Hospital, Norfolk, Va, and Eileen is Modern Cocktail Lounge Larry and Ginny (Jewett) Muzroll there with him. He is doing fine, ac Rooms from $1.75 day have both accepted positions at Waldo- cording to Phil, and that’s good news to Convenient to Everything boro High School, Larry as principal and all of us. Speaking of “Jinny” May, H. W. Chapman, Prop. Ginny as instructor in domestic science. Phil, I last heard that she has been on
OCTOBER, I945 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 19 and is now the proud father of a son, discharged from the Army, is now coach “Mary Chapman spent last week end with Stephen, who is almost a month old. He at John Bapst High School in Bangor. Becky enroute to Norfolk to see Freda. has also received his promotion, and all Nat received training at the athletic di Bob is in the Pacific but Freda remains since we last heard from him. Our con rectors school in Rome during his tour in Norfolk at her work there.” Becky gratulations, Tommy! of duty in the ETO and had the experi Gould Wright is the recent bride of Margaret Phillips and Mr. Wallace ence of organizing the athletic program Charles H. Wright. They were married Coughey Caldwell were married in the for one wing of the 15th Air Force there. Saturday, June 16, at the United Baptist Ellsworth Congregational Church on Hazel Thelma King is the new county Church, Medford, New Jersey. Their July 15th. Margo had received, in 1944, 4-H Club agent in Franklin County, it address is 5602 Carville Avenue, Balti- a Master of Science degree at Cornell was announced recently. We wish these more, Md. where she studied foods and nutrition and people success in their new positions. Mary Springer Crossland is now back later was employed at the Newton Nutri Lelia Libby is now in Detroit, Mich., at the University in the class of ’45 to tion Center, Newton, Mass. Mr. Cald c/o Camp Fire Girls, 51 West Warren complete her home economics course well, who came from Kanawha, Iowa, Ave., having moved there from South- while Carlton is overseas. Mary is re graduated from Iowa State College in boro, Mass., in July. siding at 5 Riverdale, Orono. 1939, received an M.S. there in 1940, and Louis and Arlene Boyle are living in Dorothy MacLeod’s letters from Mas taught physics there in 1939-41. He also Orono now at 15 Pleasant St, and Louie sachusetts General Hospital are always taught at Cornell from 1941-44 and later is resuming his studies at Maine. Saw full of news. She reports word from did electronic research at M IT. The them both on the campus and we all Frances Donovan who has joined the Caldwells are now living at 1 Crawford drank a “coke-toast” over the counter in American Red Cross and left for over St, Cambridge, Mass., and we wish them the Bookstore to the day when we will seas last May. The most recent address lots of happiness! have that big reunion of the whole class. I have for her was from China, American Helen Mehann and Cpl Clifford Hil- Have been assigned to duty as a com Red Cross, APO 627, c/o Postmaster, lier, Jr., of Bangor were married in June. pany officer for motor transport person New York. Dottie says Fran flew across Helen is serving with the WAVES and nel, having finished officer’s training on the Hump from India into China, “a very has been at USNAS, San Diego, Calif. July 29th, and of all places—in North thrilling experience.” Cpl Hillier has been on duty in Boston Carolina again and for the fourth time! Major Kermit Wilson has been dis Virginia Greeley and Athletic Special Am a little short on points m’self, but charged from the Army Air Corps and is ist Roger Dumaine, USNR, were married hope to see Maine for good before so returning to the University in September. on June 29th in San Diego, Calif. very long. Let’s be hearing from you! His mailing address is 40 Middle St., Oro Mary C. LeClair and Joseph Cyr were no, Maine. Dwight C. Moody also re married in Orono at St Mary’s Catholic 1 9 4 3 Secretary Joanne Solie Logan, ceived an honorable discharge and is back Church on June 11th. 810 North Adams St., studying at the University. His address, And still more marriages to report! Wilmington, Del 74 North Main St., Orono. Miss Julia Cassidy of England and Cpl. Harry Cope of Portland is now process S/Sgt. Leo Estabrooke, who received a Donald Greenlaw, AAF, were married on engineer and production supervisor mak discharge June 5, is now teaching voca June 6th in London ing powdered metals for Metals Disinte tional agriculture at Gorham, Maine. Miss Flossie Roberts of Memphis, grating Co Harry resides at 1025 E Lt. Charles P. Inman was awarded the Tenn., and Lt. Joseph Higgins were mar Jersey St, Elizabeth, N. J. Silver Star with Cluster, Bronze Star ried recently at Columbus, Miss. Mrs. A card from Reginald Roberts informs and Purple Heart. Bud returned from Higgins is a graduate of the University us that his address has changed from overseas recently and after a 30-day fur of Tennessee, and Joe has been stationed Melrose, Mass, to 24 Parker Street, lough reported back to Fort Devens for recently in Memphis Saugus, Mass reassignment. On May 19th, Marjorie Lovell of Wor Claude Adams is working for the rail The story of Bud Leonard, written June cester, Mass, and Sgt. George C. Slocum road “all the livelong day.” His address 1, reached me this summer. It goes like were married. George has been stationed is R.F D #4, Box 70, Houlton this, in his own words: with the Medical Detachment at the sta Last May George I. Dodge ex-’43 con “Went to ETO in early '44 with the tion hospital, Camp Claiborne, La. Our tacted us from 10 Mill St., Camden, 317th Inf, 80th Inf Div., and was pretty collective very best wishes to all of you! where he has lived these three years. lucky until the 13th of November when Mr. and Mrs Charles B Loring an George is married now, with a young son nounce the birth of Anne Brooks Loring two years old. His work is with Camden some shrapnel didn’t stop. I went back on April 30th. The Lorings are living Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Co. as to the hospital for a month to get the at 1914 E. 7th St., Charlotte, N. C., where assistant hull engineer. necessary blow out patch. Got back in Charles is employed by U. S. Rubber Co. From the Crescent of Psi Chapter Al time for the bulge and a mess of bullets Lt E Vincent Smith, USAAF, has re pha Gamma Rho, Ivan Bubar ’44 is going and trench foot and finally ended up as a ported at the redistribution center at At to raise spuds with his brother Tres ’43 prisoner for three days. They flew my lantic City, N. J., for reassignment Lt. this summer. Tres is farming at home body to England and after four months Smith, who was a bombardier on the Fly and working for the Aroostook Potato in the hospital they put me on a limited ing Fortress “Dry Run IV” of the 8th Growers on the side. He recently re assignment with an M. P. outfit. Fritza, Air Force, had been a prisoner of war in turned from a business trip to Michigan. my goodly spouse, made me the bounc Germany from October, 1943, until last Congratulations to Victoria MacKenzie ing father of a proud (12 points) daugh May when he was liberated. who received the degree of master of sci ter We are leaving for the U S. A. in Lt Parker Trefethen, recently liberated ence at Cornell University’s 82nd Com a day or two While on the continent from a German prison camp, has been mencement June 24. She majored in Miles Mank and I had adjoining cots in awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. foods and nutrition. the 95th General Hospital and while we Congratulations, Parker! Rachel Twitchell completed her intern were convalescing who should pop in for Dana Nye received a discharge from ship at Mount Sinai Hospital, Philadel a visit but Wally Francis. On the way the Army on July 7th. Dana and Carol phia, Pa . June 15 and is now on the di to U. S this last time I met a nurse who are receiving mail at Route #1, Sears- etary staff of Beverly Hospital, Beverly, knew Bob Newdick and was engaged to port, Maine. Mass She says “it seems mighty good to Millard Boss. Here in London I’ve seen Lt. Marcel Boucher has received a dis be back in New England.” any number of fellows from school, Don charge from the Army and is living at Mr. and Mrs Robert Beedy will teach Wheeler, Bill Demant, and Trapper 89 Orchard St., Auburn, Me. in Bucksport High School this year. Bob Fitzpatrick (alias James J.). I’ve practi Walter Jasud has been discharged from will teach agriculture. cally lived with him while here Last the Army Air Corps under the point The position of English and biology week Bert Pratt dropped in. Best of system. teacher at Orono High, held last year by luck to everyone. Somebody write— Lt Paul Danforth has been awarded Mrs. Priscilla Loring Mann, will be filled postage guaranteed. Lt. H. G. Leonard, the Distinguished Flying Cross. The this year by Mrs. Jacqueline Greenwood Jr., 0-530055, 426 Birch Avenue, West- award was made upon completion of 300 Chandler ’42 field, N J.” hours of operational flight in transport Marie Rourke “completed her term” Lt George Edwin Clifford is now aircraft over the dangerous and difficult with Calverts’ Distillery September 7. somewhere in Germany with the 3228th India-China air routes. She is now taking a well-earned vacation Ord Depot Company. Larry Muzroll has been elected princi in Winthrop, Maine. Iva Henry has re Clifford H. Sinnett has been promoted pal of the Waldoboro High School for turned to Baltimore after working a while to the rank of Lt (j.g.). He participated 1945-46 to succeed Earl Spear, who has in Lawrenceburg. Her address is now in the invasion of Normandy and crossing resigned to become the superintendent of The Pines, Smithwood and Summitt Ave, of the Rhine. He is now in active duty in schools in Union 73. Baltimore 28, Md Harriett Furbish is the Pacific after a short leave at home. still doing personnel work for Calverts Talbot H. Crane was promoted to the Sgt. Nat Crowley, who was recently Co. in Dover. Sis also mentions that rank of 1st Lt on March 16 while in Bel- THE MAINE ALUMNUS 2 0 OCTOBER, I945 gium. He has three battle stars, Ar ber of the 195th Army Ground Forces Laboratories and Mrs. Waller (Bev) is dennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Band, stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. a bacteriologist. Dr. Waller received No mention of his engagement in (mod Miss Beryl R. Philbrick’s engagement his master of science degree from Uni est) Millard Boss’ letter addressed from to Fred R. Jordan of South Lewiston was versity of Buffalo, having graduated from 12 Harrison Ave., Dover-Foxcroft, Me. announced in August. Beryl has been the Univ. of North Carolina. He re He was in New Orleans at the time teaching at the Garland Street Junior ceived his Ph.D. from the Univ. of (July 13) waiting for a new assignment High School in Bangor. Mr. Jordan is Minnesota. He is a member of Rho Chi 'after returning from Panama. Just be now engaged in farming. He is overseer and Sigma Xi fraternities. fore leaving the Canal Zone Millard saw of the Lewiston Grange, having been September 7, at Wilmington, Delaware, Lt. John Holter who is attached to Co. D, Master for three years. I was married to Lt. James Phillips Lo l50th Infantry there. Mrs. Alice Cohen announces the be gan of Peoria, Illinois. Jim graduated Capt. David R. Harding was wounded trothal of her daughter, Eunice, to Jerome from Princeton University in 1943 and is in Germany in March. He has been Morris of New York City. Eunice has now instructing in the Air Force ground awarded the Bronze and Silver Star been working for Viner Brothers in Ban school at New Castle A.A.B. We’re liv medals. gor. Mr. Morris graduated from George ing at 810 North Adams, Wilmington, to S/Sgt. Dean W. Ebbett, recently liber Washington High School where he played which address all and any bits of news ated from a prisoner of war camp in varsity football and baseball. He recently may be sent and will be most gratefully Northern Italy, is now enjoying a 60-day received an honorable discharge from the received. furlough at his home in Presque Isle. Army after serving 34 months in the Pfc. Walter B. Hall has arrived home South Pacific with the Air Force. Esther Randall, for a 30-day furlough after 27 months in Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Strickland of Ben 1944 Secretary:123 Longwood Ave., Brookline, the South Pacific area. He was with the ton have announced the engagement of Mass. 3rd Marine Division which participated their daughter, Virginia, to Samuel P. At Commencement way back in June, in the invasion of Bougainville, was Smiley. Virginia graduated from Far the class had quite a goodly representa wounded in the retaking of Guam, and mington Normal in ’42. Sam is employed tion and two former ’44ers were among was with his division in the battle of Iwo in the Dairy Division of the State Depart the graduates, Mary Claverie and Max J ima. ment of Agriculture. Carter. By the way, the Claveries have July 15 Bobo Geneva was still in Oahu, Department of Marriage: Fort Pierce, moved from Orono to R.F.D. #1, E. T.H., when he wrote, “Around last Octo Florida, June 25, Miss Marion A. Sawyer Corinth. And the Carters are living in ber I left Maui and came here to Oahu of Brewer and Ensign Lewis K. Ellis Westbrook where Max is working for to radio school. Soon after my company were married in the Methodist Church. S. D. Warren Co. followed me and we are now training in Their residence is at 408 Avenue E, Fort At long last we have an address for the hills and wilds of Oahu. Total time Pierce. Fran Sheehy Brown, 47681/2 Niagara St., in Hawaii, fourteen months. Walking Lt. Marlow S. Perkins, USMCR (sta San Diego, California. How about a con down the boulevard at Waikiki several tioned at Pearl Harbor) was married firmation of that, Fran? weeks ago I bumped into Mel Libby as he Memorial Day to a navy nurse who is a Three Blessed Events to our credit. was walking past with his brother. Last graduate of Syracuse University. I guess Lt. and Mrs. Philip Sweetser of Camp week he, Grant Davis, and I spent the the details are still secret. Maxey, Texas, announce the birth of evening together. Grant is working at a Miss Geraldine Steele of Willard, Ohio, daughter on August 13th. Lt. and Mrs. Naval Supply Depot at Pearl Harbor. became the bride of Lt. Warren L. Foss Robert Smith (nee Arline Herbert) are Maine men in the vicinity find him at Sunday, June 3, in Shiloh, Ohio. After Lt. (j.g.) G. Davis, Impreg. Unit #6 a visit to Farmington, the couple returned N.S.D., Navy 128, c/o Fleet Post Office, to Dayton, Ohio, where Warren is sta San Francisco. Grant and his wife, Bar tioned at Wright Field. Bangor Furniture Co. bara Powers Davis, are the proud parents In Fairfield last June, Elizabeth Emery of a son, Roy George, born in June. ’44 and Lt. Bernard Etzel were married. Complete House Furnishers John Radley writes from France where Lib has been teaching English and his 84-88 Hammond Street he just finished OCS at Fontainbleau and tory in the high school at Bingham. Lt. Bangor, Maine was awaiting assignment.” My address Etzel was commissioned at Fort Benning is: Pfc. Maurice Geneva, 31398362, Co. C, and served overseas for eight months. He 391st Inf., APO 98, c/o P.M., San Fran has received the Purple Heart and the cisco. Infantryman’s Combat Medal. After his Change of address comes from Lt. 30-day convalescent leave he reported to BANGOR BOX CO. D. T. Snell 0-531555, Heavy Mortar Camp Edwards for reassignment. PAPER BOXES, FOLDING CARTONS Training Center, APO 879, c/o Post Barbara Stearns and Phil Johnson, COMMERCIAL PRINTING master, New York. Don left Ceylon Ensign, USNR, were married early in 75 So. Main St., Brewer, Me. in April and was at the time training June. After June 25 the couple planned H. F. Drummond, 1900 Chinese troops. He describes a Chinese to be in Jacksonville, Florida. Barb has Pres, and Treas. banquet as an “experience in itself. Every been teaching in the Hampden schools, one eats from a common bowl with chop Phil received his commission at Pensa sticks. The food is delicious and the cola April 24. orange wine flows freely, as the Chinese In the historic Wyman Memorial YOU WILL FIND IT AT are past masters at proposing toasts. I Church at Marblehead, Mass., Elizabeth was very much surprised to find a Maine Bearce and Ensign Oliver Harrison ’45, P A R K 'S HARDWARE man stationed here, Capt. Harold Brons- USCG, were married June 8. Margaret and VARIETY don.” Church was the bride’s only attendant. Had a nice visit from Lt. (j g.) Rich Lt. Walter Brown ’41 was best man. The 31-37 MILL ST. ORONO ard Chase, Mary and their 21/2-year-old Harrisons are living in New London, son, Donald Richard. Shifty returned Conn., while Oliver takes further train from overseas August 8 and the whole ing. Later in the summer Peg Church family was happy about that. They may was married, too. I know no details, be contacted at 36 Crest Rd., Sharon, sorry. GOOD Mass. Lt. Chase has received a reassign The wedding of Luise Cambridge and ment. Elwood Irvin Clapp, Jr., took place Sat Lt. and Mrs. Robert A. Dalrymple an urday, June '30, at the Orono Methodist and nounce the arrival of a son, Robert An Church. Elwood is now employed by the thony Dalrymple, 3rd, May 30, weight American Cyanamid Company. Mailing G O O D 8 pounds 10 oz. Congratulations, you address: 3 Hackett Circle, Apt. 3A, three Stamford, Conn. for you. The engagement of Miss Catherine Beverly Ann Brawn and Dr. Coy Web Roughton of Raleigh, N. C., to Sgt. Har ster Waller of Mt. Olive, N. C., were ris B. Southard of Hampden Highlands married September 1 at Beverly’s par- was recently announced. Miss Roughton ents’ home in Brunswick. The bride’s it’s HOOD’S was graduated from Tarboro High attendant was Jane Marshall of Portland. School, N. C., and the Atlantic Chris George Sieger, Jr., was best man. The tian College in Wilson, N. C. She is couple will live in Pearl River, N. Y., ICE CREAM employed as secretary to Kirchaffer and where Dr. Waller is an organic chemist Arnold, Inc., Brokers. Harris is a mem in the research division of the Lederle
OCTOBER, THE MAINE ALUMNUS 2 1 1945 the proud parents of Pamela Jayne, born make the poor civilian envious Charlie to the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf June 30th. Then from California comes casually mentioned week-end liberty in Clusters. He has returned to the Univer word of the arrival of Carol Ann Whited. Havana and the availability of real sity to finish his course. Mom and Pop are Lt. (j.g.) and Mrs. honest-to-goodness nylons. All orders Madeline Nevers is teaching home eco Harris Whited of 1801-96th Ave., Oak for the above mentioned should be ad nomics in the Camden High School this land. Congratulations to all of you 1 dressed to. Charles C. Rowley GM 3/c, fall. Late in June Lib Emery and Bing Etzel USNR, U.S S. Dupont AG 80, c/o Fleet Katherine White became the bride of were married in Fairfield. Bing recently Post Office, New York, N. Y. Robert Gustafson, Q. 2/c, U.S. Coast returned from eight months of overseas Around the Fourth of July, Judith Guard, in July. Kay will continue teach duty and after a 30-day convalescent leave Anne put in an appearance at the home ing in Orono. reported to Camp Edwards for reassign of Lt and Mrs. William Brown. Esther Sgt. Earl W. Dickinson has been ment. and the baby are living at 368 Brighton awarded the Bronze Star Medal for On July 14th in Washington, D. C., Avenue in Portland while “Papa” Bill “meritorious service.” Sgt. Dickinson has Phyllis Jordan of Ellsworth became the is covering himself with glory in the been overseas since September, 1943. bride of William Poor. By the way, Bill ETO. In case you hadn’t heard, Bill Dot Currier is back on campus this is an A.C G. Technician in the radar and was awarded the Bronze Star and a bat fall (good for you, Dot!) as dietitian at electronic division and is stationed at tlefield commission for “heroic achieve Balentine Hall. She will also assist with Eagle Mountain Lake Marine Base in ment in action near Fechingen, Germany, the house directing there. Fort Worth, Texas. with the 7th Army ” That’s what you Mrs. John V. Angelone (Carol Ste Miss Marion J Smith of New Haven, call doing things up Brown!! vens) received a medical discharge from Conn., and Ensign William Marble were Frank Gilley wrote from Newport, the WAVES on May 8, 1943. Her ad married at the home of the bride on June R I, where he is assigned to the Train dress is now 22 Codman St., Portland 5, 12th Mrs. Marble recently finished her ing Station In May of last year he re Maine. sophomore year at Vassar and Bill re ceived his D D.S. from Maryland Dental Effie S. Ellis was married to Lieut, ceived his commission from the United School and simultaneously a commission (j g.) Edward E. Hendrickson, USNR, States Naval Academy on June 6th. in the Dental Corps, USNR. By the way, on June 30th in Hollywood, California. Betty Brackett, S.P. (G) 3/c WAVES, last winter Frank was married to Mary Other weddings which took place this and Edgar Robinson, J r., P O. 3/c of Ellen Hertzog of Morgan Town, W. Va. summer include: Sylacauga, Alabama, were married on The official address is. Lt. (j g ) F. P. Norma Butterfield to Edward L. Man June 30th in Falmouth Foreside. Gilley (D.C ), USNR Dental Clinic— ning. Mr. Manning is serving as minis On July 26th Miss Mary O. Spaulding Unit II, USNTS, Newport, R. I. ter of the Deer Isle Congregational- of Hampden Highlands became the bride From Germany came news of Red Church. of Lt. Herbert Dickey, Jr. Mrs Dickey Roley at long last. His address is: Lt. Allegra D. Noyes to Lt. Allan S. attended Bangor High School and Nas- R D. Roley. 0548235, Cannon Co. 14th Johnson on June 26th in Camden Maine. son College. Lt. Dickey recently received Inf, APO 360, c/o Postmaster, New Marian Gladys Smith to Ens. William C. his commission as a Second Lieutenant in York, N. Y. Marble on June 12th at New Haven, the A A C. For the present the Dickeys Red also passed along addresses for Conn. Ens. Marble received his commis will be living in San Marcus, Texas, Ben Hodges and “Clappy” Chapman. sion at Annapolis in June. Jean Craw where Herb is stationed for further Lt Ben Hodges, Cannon Co 259th Inf., ford to Lt. Archie Flemming, Royal Ca training. APO 200, c/o Postmaster, New York, nadian Navel Reserve, in Houlton. Ruth In Orono on June 30th Luise Cam N. Y Lt. Charles Chapman, M Co., 5th Stacy to Lt. Stuart E. Hayes in Dover- bridge and Elwood Clapp, Jr., of Newton Inf., APO 360, c/o Postmaster, New Foxcroft. Highlands, Mass., were married. The York, N. Y News comes from Dick Danforth where Clapps are now living at Terrace Cottage, he is located on Saipan. Dick’s address 100 Strawberry Hill Ave, in Stamford, 19 4 5 Secretary: Constance L Carter, is: Pfc. R. H. Danforth 11097248, Hq. Conn 48 Chester Ave, Waltham 54, Sq, 65th Air Service Group, APO 237, Mary Elizabeth Wing, PhM 3/c Mass. c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. WAVES, and Lt. Lester M. Hurd, A grand letter came the first of the USAAF, were married recently at the summer from A1 Barmby. At that time Margaret Brown is to be at the New Winslow Congregational Church. Mrs. he was in Modane, France, and had been Hampshire State College where she will Hurd has been stationed at the U. S. seeing a lot of France A1 is in the Sig be a dietitian in one of the dorms. Navy Hospital in San Diego and Lt. nal Corps and his address at that time Lt. and Mrs. Leo W. Pratt, Jr., an Hurd recently returned from overseas was T/4 Albert R. Barmby, 11129365, nounce the birth of a son, John Richard, duty in the CBI Theatre Det J 3188 Sig Sv. Bn., APO 772, c/o born March 6, 1945, at Beaver Falls, Pa. Miss Lois Farrell became the bride of Postmaster, New York. Geraldine Keenan, who has attended Lt. Robert Scott (’43) on August 11th Wayne Stacy recently received his com the Northwestern University this sum in Little Rock, Arkansas Lt. and Mrs. mission as 2nd Lieutenant upon gradua mer, is employed by Price-Waterhouse Scott are now living at 605 Spruce St, tion from the Infantry Officer Candidate Firm of Accounting in New York City. in Little Rock. School in the European Theatre of Op Announcement has been made of the George Banton received his D D.S. erations engagement of Vonette Vincent to Mid’n from Tufts Dental School way back in Priscilla Moore has been appointed Ralph A. Badger, Jr., a V-12 student at June but belated congrats, Doc! home demonstration agent in Knox and Tufts Dental College. Ensign and Mrs. F. D Fenwood (Mary Lincoln counties Marie (Babs) Haines writes from Fielder) have gone to Corpus Christi, Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Blaisdell of Washington, D C. She is now located Texas. Doug has been transferred there West Falmouth have announced the en at the office of Budget and Finance in the from Ottumwa, Iowa, to complete his gagement of their daughter, Miss Phyllis Department of Agriculture. Babs’ ad fighter pilot training. Blaisdell, to Lewis W. Flagg, Jr., of dress is: Marie Haines, 1404 Monroe St., Ruth Ann Hall, PhM 3/c, is now lo Calais N E, Washington, D. C. cated in New York City. Mail goes to Albert W. Thompson has received an Lt. William W. Lamprell, who served Bklg. M, Relab. School, Bronx, New honorable discharge from the Army. His 30 months in the European Theatre in the York 63, N. Y. mailing address is 938 Middle St., Bath, American Field Service, went to India S/Sgt. Roman Evdo received an hon Maine. in June where he is now located. Bill’s orable discharge from the Army Air Lincoln T. Fish, Jr., received a medical address is Lt. William W. Lamprell, Corps on August 9th. discharge from the Army July 4, 1945, American Field Service, APO 465, c/o The “rafters rang” in traditional Maine and has returned to the University. Postmaster, New York. style at a Navy Club in the Marianas Evelyn A. Gerrish was married to the Barbara Rozelle has been appointed when Jack Buck ran into Lt. (j.g.) Herb Rev. Herbert G. Weeks of Guilford and County 4-H Club Agent in Kennebec Johnson, Lt. Ken Robertson (A.AC.), Portsmouth, N. H., July 8th in the Elm County. Lt. (j.g.) George Nystrom, and Capt. Street Universalist Church, Auburn. LeRoy A. Darling is in New York Bob Kirkland Small world? Barbara Atherton starts the fall at where he is doing graduate work at the Eleanor Small Berner (W.R.) received Cornell where she is working for her New York University. He also is doing an honorable discharge from the master’s degree. “Athy” and Priscilla research in chemistry with the Sperry WAVES in April. Her present address Shaw (1945), who also is at Cornell, Gyroscope Company. is Box 25, Dexter, Maine. are rooming together this year. Barbara (Baby) Maynard was married From the Atlantic came a letter from Arlene Beaumont is teaching home eco to Pharmacist Mate 1/c Donald Flanagan Charlie Rowley who is aboard the U.S.S. nomics at Leavitt Institute in Turner. in June Baby and Don are living in Dupont (an auxiliary ship of the line at Lt. Malcolm Colby, recently discharged Lawrence Mass. Their address is: 169 from the AAC, has been awarded the Haverhill St., Park-View Manor, Law tached to the Navy Air Corps). Just to Distinguished Flying Cross in addition rence, Mass. THE MAINE ALUMNUS 2 2 OCTOBER, I945 H e and who else? 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The peak of the Bell System’s Western Electric, our manu install—even places where we telephone shortage was in August. facturing company, is setting up must build new buildings for the Then we had about 2,100,000 un every machine it has that will new switchboards. filled orders for service. make telephone equipment. But we are on our way to give More orders are received every In the next 12 months we ex service to all who want it—on day, but now we are installing pect to install more telephones our way to restore Bell System telephones faster than the new than there were in all of France standards of service and raise orders come in. We will get and Belgium before the war. them even higher. 700.000 telephones from July to Even that will not give service We are turning our facilities December 31 this year, and to every one who wants it in that back to civilian service just as 700,000 more in the first three time. There are places where we fast as we turned them to the months of 1946. have complicated switchboards to instant needs of war.
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